Brief Life History of Lincoln "Linc"
When Lincoln "Linc" Isham was born on 8 June 1892, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, his father, Charles Bradford Isham, was 38 and his mother, Mary Lincoln, was 22. He married Leah Alma Correa on 30 August 1919, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1936 and lived in New York, United States in 1926. He died on 1 September 1971, in Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Dellwood Cemetery, Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States.
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- Lincoln Isham, "United States Census, 1940"
- Isham, "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909"
- Lincoln Isham, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
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.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
Name Meaning
English (Northamptonshire): habitational name from Isham, Northamptonshire. See Isom , compare Esham .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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