Brief Life History of Neola Flora
When Neola Flora Morris was born on 18 November 1911, in Denver, Colorado, United States, her father, Clyde William Morris, was 22 and her mother, Laura Clara Voss, was 20. She married Melville Walter Haffner on 3 June 1939. She lived in Jefferson, Colorado, United States in 1920 and Election Precinct 1 Grant, Jefferson, Colorado, United States in 1940. She died on 24 February 1990, in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, Colorado, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Arvada, Jefferson, Colorado, United States.
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- Flora F Haffener in household of Clyde W Morris, "United States Census, 1940"
- Neola F Hawkins, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Neola Flora Morries in entry for Mr Laverne J Hawkins, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
1914 · The Ludlow Massacre
On April 20, 1914, the Colorado national Guard and the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company guards, attacked striking coal miners in Ludlow, Colorado, killing 25 people, including miners, women, and children.
1932
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from Maurice, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is derived from Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus (see Moore ). This was the name of several early Christian saints. In some cases it may be a nickname of the same derivation for someone with a swarthy complexion.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muirghis, a variant of Ó Muirgheasa (see Morrissey ).
Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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