Brief Life History of Guy Cephas
When Guy Cephas Hurless was born on 13 February 1886, in Wessington, Beadle, South Dakota, United States, his father, Martin Overholser Hurless, was 42 and his mother, Minerva Jane Nance, was 39. He married Edna S Brennecke on 25 September 1913, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Oakland Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States in 1940. He died on 8 October 1945, in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 59.
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- Guy C Hurless in household of Ella A Brennecke, "United States Census, 1930"
- Guy C Hurless, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Guy Cephas Hurless, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station
Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Harless . This surname is found mainly in OH.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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