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Amelia Raborg 1894 - 1968

Amelia J (Martain) Raborg of Norfolk, Norfolk City County, Virginia was born on May 28, 1894 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee United States, and died at age 74 years old on October 10, 1968 in Norfolk City, VA. Amelia Raborg was buried at Rosewood Memorial Park in Virginia Beach.
Amelia J (Martain) Raborg
Amelia Martin
Norfolk, Norfolk City County, Virginia 23513
May 28, 1894
Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States
October 10, 1968
Norfolk City, Virginia, 23510, United States
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Amelia J (Martain) Raborg's History: 1894 - 1968

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  • 05/28
    1894

    Birthday

    May 28, 1894
    Birthdate
    Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    On her paternal line, Amelia was Scottish. Her father, William, was born in 1860 in Scotland.
  • Early Life & Education

    When she was 44 years old, Amelia told the 1940 Federal census that she had completed two years of high school.
  • Professional Career

    Amelia told the 1940 Federal census that she was working as a nurse at a city home. Her death certificate said that she was a registered nurse.
  • Personal Life & Family

    Amelia J (Martain) Raborg was born on May 28th, 1895 in Knoxville, Tennessee to William E. Martain, born in 1860, and Elizabeth F. Martain, born in 1866, and she had two sisters: Nellie and Anna; and one brother Edward Riley. Amelia J. Martain married Bernard Ashton Raborg (1887 - 1978) in 1911 in Virginia and they had three children: Frederick, Florance, and Leslie Raborg. Amelia was survived by nine grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
  • 10/10
    1968

    Death

    October 10, 1968
    Death date
    acute congestive failure; acute myocardial infarction
    Cause of death
    Norfolk City, Virginia 23510, United States
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Rosewood Memorial Park in Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462, United States
    Burial location
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In 1894, in the year that Amelia Raborg was born, large reserves of oil were discovered on the Osage Indian reservation in Oklahoma. Previously thought to be "useless" land - not even good for farming - the tribe had bought the land themselves. The discovery of oil made the Osage the "richest group of people in the world" at the time.
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In 1902, by the time she was just 8 years old, the modern air conditioner was invented by Willis H. Carrier. The company that he worked for needed to find a way to control humidity and by solving this problem, Carrier created a system that could be used for cooling the rooms of a house. The Sun Belt thanks him!
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