Brief Life History of Roland H
When Roland H Amyx was born on 5 August 1892, in Morgan, Kentucky, United States, his father, Andrew Nickell Amyx, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Osborn, was 34. He married Rhoda M Mcguire on 22 November 1916, in Morgan, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Middletown, Butler, Ohio, United States in 1930 and Magisterial District 3 New Virginia, Lee, Kentucky, United States in 1940. He died on 8 November 1988, in Shelby, Ohio, United States, at the age of 96.
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- Roland Amyx, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Roland H Amyx - Published information: Census record: birth-name: Roland H Amyx
- Roland Amyx, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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World Events (8)
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.
1900 · Governor Shot
On January 30, 1900 Governor William Goebel of Kentucky was assassinated. He took a bullet to the chest, outside the Old State Capitol. He died on February 3, 1900.
1926 · Mammoth Cave is Discovered
In 1926, in central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave was discovered. It dates back to Mississippian times and consists of over four hundred miles of passageway. On July 1, 1941, the cave was made a National Park.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Ammich: from a shortened and altered form of the personal name Emmerich . Compare Emig .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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