Brief Life History of Myrtle Elnora
When Myrtle Elnora Manley was born about 1876, in Wisconsin, United States, her father, Charles Oscar Manley, was 31 and her mother, Loretta Cole, was 25. She married Charles A Law on 21 July 1898, in Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Reedville, Washington, Oregon, United States in 1930 and Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States in 1940. She died on 23 February 1967, in Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 92.
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- Myrtle Law in household of Charles A Law, "United States Census, 1930"
- Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1801-1928
- Myrtle E. Manley, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
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1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1877
Historical Boundaries - 1877: Washington, Oregon, United States
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the places in Devon and Cheshire, named in Old English as ‘common wood or clearing’, from (ge)mǣne ‘common, shared’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. The surname is still chiefly found in the regions around these villages.
English: nickname from Middle Englishmannly ‘manly, virile, brave’ (Old Englishmannlīc, originally ‘man-like’).
Irish (County Cork): Anglicized form of Ó Máinle (and often pronounced Mauly), of unexplained etymology. Compare Malley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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