Brief Life History of Alma Fern
When Alma Fern Hough was born on 17 April 1914, in Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, United States, her father, Harrison Ellis Hough, was 43 and her mother, Sarah Alma Caldwell, was 35. She married Raymond Leon Hurst on 11 October 1931, in Exeter, Tulare, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Exeter, Tulare, California, United States in 1930 and Exeter Judicial Township, Tulare, California, United States in 1940. She died on 10 February 1994, in Deming, Luna, New Mexico, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Deming, Luna, New Mexico, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Fern A Huret in household of Leon R Huret, "United States Census, 1940"
- Fern Hurst in entry for Leon Hurst, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- Fern Hough in household of Harrison E Hough, "United States Census, 1930"
Spouse and Children
1909–1992 Male
1914–1994 Female
Children (2)
1943–1974 Female
1958–1958 Female
Parents and Siblings
1870–1950 Male
1878–1926 Female
Siblings (3)
1914–1994 Female
1916–1973 Male
1919–2001 Male
World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 2
1923 · Oil is Discovered on the Navajo Reservation
Age 9
1935 · The FBI is Established
Age 21
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Cheshire): from Middle English hoʒ, Old English hōh ‘heel, spur of land, ridge’. The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived by such a feature, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Hough in Cheshire. This name has the same origin as Howe : Hough is from the nominative case (Old English hōh), while Howe from the dative singular. See also Howes .
Irish: variant of Haugh .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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