When Robert Eli Conaway was born on 19 October 1900, in Niantic, Macon, Illinois, United States, his father, Rial Barker Conaway, was 22 and his mother, Charlotte Emma Foster, was 20. He married Ima Myrtle Lauderdale on 22 December 1921, in Washington, Washington, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Bloomington, Muscatine, Iowa, United States in 1940 and Conesville, Muscatine, Iowa, United States for about 21 years. He died on 1 February 1971, at the age of 70, and was buried in Conesville, Muscatine, Iowa, United States.
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The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
Irish: variant of Conway .
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Possible Related NamesName:Robert Eli Conaway Gender:Male Marital Status:Single Race:White Birth Place:Illinois Marriage Date:22 Dec 1921 Marriage Place:Washington, Iowa Father:Rial B. Conaway Mother:Emma Charlotte Foster …
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