Brief Life History of Edgar Lee
When Edgar Lee Myerly was born on 19 April 1903, in Tipton, Indiana, United States, his father, George R Myerly, was 22 and his mother, Iona Jane Clark, was 22. He lived in White River Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States in 1930 and Pipe Creek Township, Madison, Indiana, United States for about 5 years. He died on 18 January 1987, in Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Elwood Cemetery, Elwood, Pipe Creek Township, Madison, Indiana, United States.
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- Edgar L Myrely in household of George Myrely, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Edgar L. Myerly - Government record: birth-name: Edgar L. Myerly
- Lee Myerly, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German Leyerle or Swiss German Leyerli, both South German pet forms of Leyrer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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