Genealogical Gems

Hattie Caraway Wikipedia Photo Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway became the first elected female senator On This Day in 1932. Caraway had been appointed two months earlier to fulfil her late husband’s Senate seat. She was re-elected in the 1938 elections. Caraway was an Arkansas Democrat who had been born in Tennessee . Her husband was Thaddeus Horatio Caraway. In 1944, failing to win a third term, she was appointed to the Federal Employees Compensation Commission by President Franklin D Roosevelt. She had also been the first widow to be appointed to fill her late husband's seat. She and her husband had three boys. Source First elected female senator. This Day in History. History.com. 12 January 1932. On This Day is a prompt to further explore historical events.                  © Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman, 2016

Sad new reached Shenandoah On This Day in 1897. An unknown number of miners burned in mine No 44 in Huntington , Arkansas after an explosion, according to the Evening Herald. At least two miners are confirmed dead.   Source: The evening herald. ( Shenandoah , Pa. ), 05 March 1897. Chronicling America : Historic American Newspapers . Lib. of Congress. On This Day is a prompt I started this month to further explore historical events.                  © Jeanne Ruczhak-Eckman, 2015