Brief Life History of Oren C
When Oren C Durham was born on 2 April 1889, in Hamilton, Kansas, United States, his father, Sampson Sylvester Durham, was 30 and his mother, Capitaolia Belle Bridgewater, was 29. He married Gulah Brown on 30 June 1912, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Cicero, Jackson Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States in 1930 and Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, United States in 1940. He died on 7 February 1967, in Angwin, Napa, California, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Saint Helena Cemetery, St. Helena, Napa, California, United States.
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- Oren C Durham in household of Sylvester S Durham, "Kansas State Census, 1895"
- Oren C Durham, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Oren Durham, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
1910 · The BSA is Made
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Name Meaning
habitational name from the city of Durham, recorded as Dunholm in 1056 and Duram in 1297, named from Old English dūn ‘hill’ (see Down 1) + late Old English holm (from Old Norse holmr ‘island’).
variant of Derham .
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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