Fay Bernita Derrick

Brief Life History of Fay Bernita

When Fay Bernita Derrick was born on 26 June 1911, in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States, her father, George Washington Derrick, was 29 and her mother, Ethel Winifred Brown, was 23. She married Herman Wahl on 10 January 1928, in Spokane, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in United States in 1949 and Spokane Falls, Spokane, Washington, United States in 1950. She died on 6 August 1994, in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Herman Wahl
1905–1985
Fay Bernita Derrick
1911–1994
Marriage: 10 January 1928
Betty Jean Wahl
1929–2003
Herman Bob Wahl Jr
1930–2021
Richard Darrell Wahl
1936–1990
James Eugene Wahl
1942–1943

Sources (14)

  • Fay Wahl, "United States, Census, 1950"
  • Fay Bernita Derrick, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"
  • Fay Derrick, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"

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Name Meaning

English (of Dutch origin): from the personal name Die(de)rik, a Dutch and Low German form of the ancient Germanic name Theodoric (see Terry ), composed of the elements theud ‘people, race’ + rīc ‘power(ful), rich’.

Americanized form of any of several Flemish, German, and Dutch surnames based on the personal name Diederik (see 1 above), such as Derck , Derick , Derk , and Derek .

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

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