Brief Life History of Bill Franklin
When Bill Franklin Leslie was born on 16 June 1918, in Fannin, Texas, United States, his father, William Phillip Leslie, was 31 and his mother, Edna Bradshaw, was 21. He married Imogene Lawrence on 2 May 1942, in San Diego, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Bonham, Fannin, Texas, United States in 1930. He died on 28 November 1992, in Duncan, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States.
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- Bill F Leslie in household of Will P Leslie, "United States Census, 1930"
- Bill F Leslie, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Bill F Leslie, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
1921 · Tulsa Race Massacre
By 1921, Tulsa was a booming city with a population of over one hundred thousand, with ten thousand African Americans in the Greenwood District. Crime rates in Tulsa soared and vigilantism was present. An incident occurred with Dick Rowland, an African American shoe shiner, and Sara Page, a white elevator operator. Reports claim Rowland stepped on Page’s foot and she let out a scream. The newspaper reported Rowland attempted to rape Page. Rowland was arrested and white vigilantes demanded the sheriff to hand over Rowland for lynching. An armed group of African American men went to the courthouse to aid in protecting Rowland from the mob. The group was turned away and a shot was fired between the white and African American groups, which ignited a riot. While buildings in Tulsa were burned, a major effort by whites focused mainly on the Greenwood District which was burned to the ground and many were shot. Over 30 people were killed and many were injured in the riots.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from a barony in Aberdeenshire, which is first recorded c. 1180 in the form Lesslyn, of obscure origin. Leslie in Fife is said to be named for this place; in some cases the surname may come from there.
English: from the Middle English female personal name Lecelin, a double diminutive of Lece. See Leece and Lesley .
History: The Scottish Clan Leslie claims descent from Bartolf, a Hungarian nobleman who came to Scotland in 1068 or 1070 in the retinue of Queen Margaret. She was an English princess who had been born and brought up in Hungary and who went on to marry King Malcolm III of Scotland. Members of the clan have held several titles in the peerage of Scotland, including Earl of Rothes (from 1437).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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