Lois Irene Kimsey (1873–1958) • FamilySearch

Lois Irene Kimsey

Female9 May 1873–6 January 1958

Brief Life History of Lois Irene

When Lois Irene Kimsey was born on 9 May 1873, in Salem Center, Salem Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States, her father, William Edward Kimsey, was 21 and her mother, Elizabeth Hannah Dole, was 22. She married Thomas Riley Marshall on 2 October 1895, in Angola, Pleasant Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1930. She died on 6 January 1958, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Riley Marshall
1854–1925
Lois Irene Kimsey
1873–1958
Marriage: 2 October 1895
Clarence Ignatius Morrison
1916–1920

Sources (33)

  • Lois Marshell in household of Elizabeth H Kimsey, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Unknown, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Louis O Kimsey in household of William Kimsey, "United States Census, 1900"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    2 October 1895Angola, Pleasant Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

    Age 2

    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

    1894

    Age 21

    Historical Boundaries 1894: Maricopa, Arizona Territory, United States 1912: Maricopa, Arizona, United States

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 23

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    Name Meaning

    English (Hertfordshire): variant of Kempsey, a habitational name from a place called Kempsey in Worcestershire. The placename derives from an Old English personal name Cemmi (genitive Cemmes) + Old English ēg ‘island’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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