Brief Life History of Hily Opha
When Hily Opha Wright was born in July 1891, in Missouri, United States, her father, Joseph F Wright, was 24 and her mother, Minnie A Wolfe, was 27. She married Earle Keese Scott on 18 June 1912, in Denver, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Denver, Colorado, United States for about 10 years and Trona Judicial Township, San Bernardino, California, United States in 1940. She died on 25 March 1965, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 73.
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- Hily Scott, "United States 1950 Census"
- Hily Opha Scott, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Hily O Wright, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
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World Events (8)
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.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for a craftsman or maker of machinery, mostly in wood, of any of a wide range of kinds, from Middle English and Older Scots wriht, wright, wricht, writh, write (Old English wyrhta, wryhta) ‘craftsman’, especially ‘carpenter, joiner’. The term is found in various combinations (for example, Cartwright and Wainwright ), but when used in isolation it often referred to a builder of windmills or watermills. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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