Researching Mary Terrell
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 504 people with the Terrell surname? In that year Terrell was ranked number 3075 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Mary means "bitter" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Mary Terrell on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mary Terrell and the Terrell Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 732 people with the Terrell surname in the UK? Terrell is now ranked number 3350 for popularity in the UK. |
Terrell Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 45574 people with the Terrell surname in the USA? Terrell is ranked number 142 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Mary Terrell. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Mary Terrell
Mary Church Terrell
Mary Church Terrell (born Mary Eliza Church; September 23, 1863 – July 24, 1954) was one of the first African-American women to earn a college degree, and became known as a national activist for civil rights and suffrage. She taught in the Latin Department at the M Street School (now known as Paul Laurence Dunbar High School)—the first African American public high school in the nation—in Washington, DC. In 1895, she was the first African-American woman in the United States to be appointed to the school board of a major city, serving in the District of Columbia until 1906. Terrell was a charter member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (1909) and the Colored Women's League of Washington (1892). She helped found the National Association of Colored Women (1896) and served as its first national president, and she was a founding member of the National Association of College Women (1923).
Source: Mary Church Terrell, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Terrell
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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