When Ruth Ophelia Denning was born on 5 November 1907, in Wayne, North Carolina, United States, her father, Arthur Franklin Denning, was 20 and her mother, Georgia Lee Royall, was 22. She married Charles Daniel Bryan on 25 February 1927, in Wayne, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Fork Township, Wayne, North Carolina, United States for about 30 years. She died on 21 September 1997, in Randolph, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, United States.
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Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina was established on September 4, 1918. It was used as one of three training camps used during WWI.
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
English: from the Middle English personal name Denning, a derivative of Old English Dynna, a name of uncertain origin, but perhaps derived from dunn ‘brown, dun-colored’.
Irish (northern): variant of Dineen .
German: habitational name from Denning in Bavaria.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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