Brief Life History of Roy William
When Roy William Epley was born on 29 September 1884, in Missouri, United States, his father, Omar Henry Epley, was 24 and his mother, Laura Bell Hopkins, was 25. He married Florence Leota "Leta" Newell on 8 February 1916, in Newton, Jasper, Iowa, United States. He lived in Omega Township, O'Brien, Iowa, United States in 1920 and Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States in 1950. He died in October 1967, in Enid Township, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Enid Township, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States.
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- Roy W Epley, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Roy W Epley - Published information: birth-name: Roy W Epley
- R. W. Epley, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1889
The Oklahoma Land Run on April 22, 1889, was the first land rush, or land opened for settlement on a first-come basis, opened to the Unassigned Lands. The land rush lured approximately 50,000 people, saddled with their fastest horses, looking to claim their piece of the newly available two million acres. The requirements included the settler to live and improve on their 160 acres for five years in order to receive the title. Choice land tempted people to hide out and get an early lead on their claim. These people became known as “sooners.” It is estimated that eleven thousand homesteads were claimed. Oklahoma Historical Society - Land Run of 1889
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German Epple .
English: altered form of the habitational name Apley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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