When Wallace Ervin Cody was born on 27 February 1883, in Cuba, Republic, Kansas, United States, his father, Charles Sylvester Cody, was 32 and his mother, Ida Amelia Still, was 23. He married Lucille Wilson on 25 December 1913, in Gunnison, Gunnison, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Harlan Township, Decatur, Kansas, United States in 1900 and Collbran, Mesa, Colorado, United States in 1920. He died on 2 May 1927, in Gunnison, Gunnison, Colorado, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Gunnison Cemetery, Gunnison, Gunnison, Colorado, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1891: Mesa, Colorado, United States
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Irish (Kilkenny): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Óda ‘son of Óda’, a personal name of ancient Germanic origin, introduced into Ireland by the Normans. This name was taken by a family in Kilkenny, formerly known as Archdeacon.
English (Middlesex): perhaps from a diminutive of the Old English personal name Coda, of unexplained etymology.
Americanized form of Coty 1, a surname of French origin (see Cote 2).
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