Brief Life History of Gladys Irene
When Gladys Irene Hersey was born on 16 September 1905, in Clancy, Jefferson, Montana, United States, her father, Albert Samuel Hersey, was 40 and her mother, Ora Etta Battershell, was 27. She married George Henery Wells on 11 October 1924, in Montana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Declo, Cassia, Idaho, United States in 1930 and Burley Election Precinct 4, Cassia, Idaho, United States in 1940. She died on 16 October 1989, in Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States.
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- Gladys I Parke, "United States 1950 Census"
- Gladys Irene Hersey, "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004"
- Gladys Wells, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"
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World Events (8)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1910 · Glacier National Park Established
Congress established Glacier National Park on May 11, 1910. The park is located in the northern part of Montana on the Canada- US border. It covers 1 million acres, has over a hundred lakes, over a thousand different plant species, and over a hundred animal species. Previously the area had been occupied by the Blackfoot and Flathead people.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
English (Surrey and Sussex): variant of Hershey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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