Brief Life History of John William
When John William Gedney II was born on 5 June 1880, in Windsor, Henry, Missouri, United States, his father, John William Gedney Sr, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Allen, was 32. He married Jesse May Melvin on 4 September 1900, in Windsor, Henry, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 9 Bayfield, La Plata, Colorado, United States in 1940 and La Plata, La Plata, Colorado, United States in 1950. He died on 7 January 1954, in Durango, La Plata, Colorado, United States, at the age of 73.
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- John Gedney, "United States Census, 1950"
- John W Gedney, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- John William Godney, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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Historical Boundaries: 1882: La Plata, Colorado, United States
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
English (Lincolnshire): habitational name from a place in Lincolnshire, probably so named from an Old English personal name Gǣda or Gydda (genitive -n) + ēg ‘island’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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