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Ancestors (and descendant) of Mertis Cleveland Thornton

William Carson Thornton
± 1826-1910
Caroline Elizabeth Thornton
1824-1880
Uriah Kent Rushing
1837-1905
Louvinia Vinnie Beard
1836-1905

Mertis Cleveland Thornton
1887-1940


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    2. 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday November 14, 1887

    • The temperature on November 14, 1887 was about 5.1 °C. The air pressure was 34 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the northeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1887: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • February 2 » In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
      • February 23 » The French Riviera is hit by a large earthquake, killing around 2,000.
      • April 4 » Argonia, Kansas elects Susanna M. Salter as the first female mayor in the United States.
      • April 28 » A week after being arrested by the Prussian Secret Police, French police inspector Guillaume Schnaebelé is released on order of William I, German Emperor, defusing a possible war.
      • June 8 » Herman Hollerith applies for US patent #395,781 for the 'Art of Compiling Statistics', which was his punched card calculator.
      • June 18 » The Reinsurance Treaty between Germany and Russia is signed.

    Day of death March 9, 1940

    • The temperature on March 9, 1940 was between 1.5 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 5.1 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 1.8 hours. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (55%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1939 to September 3, 1940 the cabinet De Geer II, with Jonkheer mr. D.J. de Geer (CHU) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1940: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.8 million citizens.
      • May 9 » World War II: The German submarine U-9 sinks the French coastal submarine Doris near Den Helder.
      • June 4 » World War II: The Dunkirk evacuation ends: British forces complete evacuation of 338,000 troops from Dunkirk in France. To rally the morale of the country, Winston Churchill delivers, only to the House of Commons, his famous "We shall fight on the beaches" speech.
      • June 14 » The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence.
      • June 17 » World War II: The British Army's 11th Hussars assault and take Fort Capuzzo in Libya, Africa from Italian forces.
      • September 27 » World War II: The Tripartite Pact is signed in Berlin by Germany, Japan and Italy.
      • October 17 » The body of Communist propagandist Willi Münzenberg found in South France, starting a never-resolved mystery.
    

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