Melvina "Milly" Dailey

Brief Life History of Melvina "Milly"

When Melvina "Milly" Dailey was born on 8 February 1891, in Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States, her father, George Gilbert Dailey, was 27 and her mother, Rose Ann Daringer, was 22. She married Fred Earl Rupp Sr on 31 December 1912. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Fremont, Colorado, United States in 1950. She died on 2 May 1983, in Auburn, King, Washington, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

Fred Earl Rupp Sr
1888–1972
Melvina "Milly" Dailey
1891–1983
Marriage: 31 December 1912
Nellie Elaine Rupp
1913–1988
Sylvia Va Rupp
1915–1975
Natalie Dolores Rupp
1918–1981
Clara Hope Rupp
1921–1924
Rose Emma Rupp
1924–1964
Truman Alfred Rupp
1926–2019
Barbara Eileen Rupp
1929–2011
Fred Earl Rupp, Jr
1934–1972

Sources (14)

  • Milly V Rupp, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Milly Daily, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
  • Milly V Rupp, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

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Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Daly .

English (of Norman origin): variant of Dally 2. There has been some confusion with another Norman name, Doyley (variant of Oley 2).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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