Brief Life History of Merle Gladys
When Merle Gladys Woodyard was born in 1894, in Hamilton, Indiana, United States, her father, George Woodyard, was 29 and her mother, Mary Sophia Randall, was 24. She married Dennis Dale Downs on 16 August 1917, in Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States. She lived in White River Township, Hamilton, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Elwood, Pipe Creek Township, Madison, Indiana, United States in 1910. She died before 2003, in United States.
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- Merle Woodyard in household of George Woodyard, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Gladys Merl Woodyard - Published information: birth-name: Gladys Merl Woodyard
- Merle Gladys Woodyard, "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"
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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 · 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.
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 (East Anglia): topographic or occupational name from Middle English wode ‘wood’ + yerde ‘yard’ (Old English wudu + geard), for a person who lived or worked at an enclosure in which wood was chopped or stored.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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