Brief Life History of Monroe Jackson "Jack"
When Monroe Jackson "Jack" Rathbone II was born on 1 March 1900, in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States, his father, Monroe Jackson Rathbone Sr, was 25 and his mother, Ida Virginia Welch, was 27. He married Eleanor Kline Groves on 22 April 1922, in Allentown, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1951 and lived in Union, New Jersey, United States in 1949 and Summit, Union, New Jersey, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 2 August 1976, in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Greenoaks Memorial Park, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.
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- Monroe J Rathbone, "United States 1950 Census"
- Monroe Jackson, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
- Monroe J. Rathbone Jr., "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World
At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Rathbun .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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