Brief Life History of Wiley Wellington
When Wiley Wellington Shirley was born on 30 October 1889, in Bandera, Texas, United States, his father, Oliver Silas Shirley, was 46 and his mother, Lavina Della Dunlap, was 36. He married Mabel Jane Hays in 1917, in Cochise, Cochise, Arizona, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Supervisorial District 2, Pinal, Arizona, United States in 1940 and Justice Precinct 3, Parmer, Texas, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 16 July 1977, in Carson City, Nevada, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Lone Mountain Cemetery, Carson City, Ormsby, Nevada, United States.
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- Wiley Shirley, "United States Census, 1940"
- Wiley Shirley, "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964"
- Wiley Shirley, "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.
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places so named, such as Shirley (Warwickshire), Shirley in Millbrook (Hampshire), Shirley (Surrey), Shirley in Owston (Yorkshire), and Shirley (Derbyshire). The placenames probably derive from Old English scīr ‘bright’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’, though some may have scīr ‘district, shire’ as the initial element if they lie on a boundary; for example, the Warwickshire place lies on the Warwickshire-Worcestershire boundary. The name Shirley first appears in Ireland in the late 17th century, following the granting of lands to a Shirley family in the barony of Farney, Monaghan.
History: William Shirley (1694–1771) was born in Sussex, England, and came to MA in 1731. He rose in the colonial service, was appointed governor in 1741, and was responsible for the British capture of the French fortress of Louisbourg, Cape Breton Island, in 1745.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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