Clarence William Colwill

Brief Life History of Clarence William

When Clarence William Colwill was born on 4 May 1899, in Oregon Township, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Henry Colwill, was 35 and his mother, Harriett Amanda Ham, was 38. He had at least 2 daughters with Myrtle Letha Hiller. He died on 23 August 1985, in Honesdale, Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clarence William Colwill
1899–1985
Myrtle Letha Hiller
1905–1980
Gloria N Colwill
1928–2012
Lila Jean Colwell
1932–1997

Sources (11)

  • Clarence W Colvill, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Clarance William Colwill, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Clarence William Colwill, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1905 · The Movie Theater

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

English (southwestern England and Glamorgan): variant of Colwell .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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