Brief Life History of Walter Avery
When Walter Avery Price was born in August 1857, in New York, United States, his father, Edward Price, was 40 and his mother, Clarissa Ann Avery, was 25. He married Alice Mae Marrs in 1891, in Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Arnold, Custer, Nebraska, United States in 1900 and Yakima, Washington, United States in 1920. He died on 12 July 1925, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Sunnyside Cemetery, Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Walter Price in household of Abram P Yates, "New York State Census, 1875"
- Walter Price, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Walter Price, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.
1877
Historical Boundaries: 1877: Nebraska, United States 1877: Custer, Nebraska, United States
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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