Brief Life History of Lawrence Gaynold
When Lawrence Gaynold Price was born on 9 January 1916, in Smithfield, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States, his father, George Ester Price, was 24 and his mother, Mary Maude Hinerman, was 20. He married Elnora Gay McCoy on 19 October 1962, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and Wetzel, West Virginia, United States in 1950. He died on 16 March 1979, in Mannington, Marion, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Pricetown Cemetery, Pricetown, Wetzel, West Virginia, United States.
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- Lawrence G Price, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Lawrence Gaynold Price - Published information: Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: Lawrence Gaynold Price
- Lawrence Gaynold Price, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
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1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1917 · Joining the First World War
Starting with the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, which killed 128 American citizens, and many other conflicts with trade from Germany. Congress held a special meeting that resulted in The United States declaring war on Germany. Formally entering the First World War.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhys ‘son of Rhys’ (see Reece ). This is one of the commonest of Welsh surnames. It has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.
English: nickname from Middle English, Old French pris ‘excellent, noble, highly valued (person)’.
Americanized form of Jewish Preuss or Preis .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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