Brief Life History of Velma Berneice
When Velma Berneice Lamb was born on 15 June 1911, in Condon, Gilliam, Oregon, United States, her father, George Alfred Lamb, was 41 and her mother, Mary May Burns, was 35. She died on 1 October 1912, in Donald, Marion, Oregon, United States, at the age of 1, and was buried in Butteville, Marion, Oregon, United States.
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Sources (3)
- Velma Verniece Lamb, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
- Velma Verniece Lamb, "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998"
- Velma Bernice Lamb, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (2)
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.
1912 · Women Granted Right to Vote
Women were granted the right to vote in Oregon on November 5, 1912, with 52% of male voters in favor.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Lamb, a pet form of Lambert .
English: nickname for a meek and inoffensive person, from Middle English lamb, or a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of lambs. See also Lamm .
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Luain ‘descendant of the warrior’, formerly Anglicized as O'Loan (see Lane 3). MacLysaght comments: "The form Lamb(e), which results from a more than usually absurd pseudo-translation (uan ‘lamb’), is now much more numerous than O'Loan itself.".
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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