Ora Lee Rima

Brief Life History of Ora Lee

When Ora Lee Rima was born on 6 November 1906, in Brule, Keith, Nebraska, United States, her father, George Edward Rima, was 53 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Willey, was 40. She married Leslie Herman Phipps on 16 October 1924, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. She lived in North Platte, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States in 1920 and Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States in 1930. She died in 1990, at the age of 84.

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Family Time Line

Leslie Herman Phipps
1905–1966
Ora Lee Rima
1906–1990
Marriage: 16 October 1924

Sources (12)

  • Ora Rima in household of Edward Rima, "United States Census, 1910"
  • O Rima, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Ora Rima in entry for Verla Mae Phipps Miller, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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World Events (8)

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

1920

Women got to vote first time in the state of Wyoming.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

German: unexplained. This surname is rare in Germany.

Origin undetermined.

History: The majority of the American Rimas trace their origin to Johannes (John) Rima from Germany, who in the middle of 1760s settled in Herkimer County, NY.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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