Brief Life History of Floyd Eugene
When Floyd Eugene Hughes was born on 31 March 1904, in Banner Township, Fulton, Illinois, United States, his father, Franklin Hughes, was 28 and his mother, Sarah E Lingenfelter, was 25. He married Frances Lucille Hipple on 1 August 1926, in Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Canton Township, Fulton, Illinois, United States in 1930 and Banner, Fulton, Illinois, United States in 1930. He died on 17 September 1999, in Fulton, Illinois, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Canton, Fulton, Illinois, United States.
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- Floyd Hughen, "United States Census, 1940"
- Floyd Eugene Hughes, "Illinois, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- Floyd E Hughes, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: variant of Hugh with genitival or excrescent -s.
Irish and Scottish: adopted as an equivalent of Gaelic surnames based on the personal name Aodh ‘fire’, for example Ó hAodha, Mac Aodha; see McCoy and compare McHugh .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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