Brief Life History of Manley Hayden
When Manley Hayden Handy was born on 27 April 1896, in Lampasas, Texas, United States, his father, William Henry Handy, was 50 and his mother, Harriet Finnell, was 29. He married Zertha Bay KLOCK on 6 July 1924, in Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Adamsville, Lampasas, Texas, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 3, Ward, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 21 February 1966, in Odessa, Ector, Texas, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Odessa, Ector, Texas, United States.
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- Manly H Handy in household of William H Handy, "United States Census, 1920"
- Manley H Handy, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Manley Hayden Handy, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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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.
1901 · Spindletop Oilfield Discovered
"Spindletop, located south of Beaumont, becomes the first major oil well to be discovered in Texas. Other fields were discovered in shortly after, which ultimately led to the highly impactful ""oil boom""."
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English hondi ‘skillful with one's hands, dextrous’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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