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Nevada Stoody Hayes

Sandyville, 21 Oct 1885 – Q49255, 11 Jan 1941

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A life in time

  1. 21 Oct 1885

    Born in Sandyville

  2. 11 Jan 1941

    Dies in Q49255, aged 55

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During her lifetime

She lived through 7 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Sandyville.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1880s · Nevada is born in Sandyville

Who governed

What people wore

Corset Pressure for Hourglass Figures

To achieve a fashionable hourglass figure, women's corsets could exert as much as eighty pounds of compacting pressure on the body.

Getting around

Coast to coast in 83 hours

By 1876, a traveler could cross the entire United States from New York City to San Francisco in just 83 hours via express train.

At the table

Daily water hauling for chores

Women in urban and rural households carried approximately 200 pounds of water into their homes daily for cooking, cleaning, and drinking.

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.Around the world · 1879–1882

Electric light. Edison’s light bulb and his first power stations, in New York and London, began to light cities with electricity.

KMJ, alpha masking by Edokter · CC BY-SA 3.0

In the news1882

Chinese Exclusion Act Passed in 1882

The Chinese Exclusion Act suspended immigration of Chinese laborers under penalty of imprisonment and deportation.

Music

Pioneer Songs in Oklahoma Territory

In the late 19th-century Oklahoma Territory, rural settlers enjoyed singing humorous parodies of familiar songs that depicted their daily trials and experiences. They often sang these songs together while traveling in wagons to and from social gatherings.

Daily life

Schooling and limited classroom supplies

Public school enrollment tripled between 1870 and 1920, though many children in rural areas had shorter school years to accommodate farm work. Students often relied on slates and chalk rather than paper, and learning was frequently by rote memorization.