Brief Life History of Austin Owen
When Austin Owen Woodyard was born on 26 March 1897, in Hamilton, Indiana, United States, his father, George Woodyard, was 31 and his mother, Mary Sophia Randall, was 26. He married Ethel May Parker on 13 October 1921, in Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Judicial Township 6, Contra Costa, California, United States in 1940 and Pittsburg, Contra Costa, California, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 17 June 1988, in Lake, California, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Concord, Contra Costa, California, United States.
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- Austin O Woodyard, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Austin O. Woodyard - Published information: birth-name: Austin O. Woodyard
- Austin Owen Woodyard, "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
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.
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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