Brief Life History of Delila Ardelia
When Delila Ardelia Wilmeth was born on 15 December 1893, in Mason, Texas, United States, her father, Lee David Wilmeth, was 28 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Lovelady, was 21. She married Lee Andrew Jackson Wright on 10 September 1910, in Grant, New Mexico, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 7 daughters. She lived in Redrock, Grant, New Mexico, United States in 1910 and Election Precinct 1 Lordsburg, Hidalgo, New Mexico, United States for about 5 years. She died on 17 March 1954, in Lordsburg, Hidalgo, New Mexico, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Lordsburg, Hidalgo, New Mexico, United States.
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- Delila Wright, "United States Census, 1950"
- Delila Wilmoth, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Delila A Wright, "BillionGraves Index"
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1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
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.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Wilmot .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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