Brief Life History of Leo Leroy
When Leo Leroy Beede was born on 8 November 1889, in Rushville, Sheridan, Nebraska, United States, his father, Arthur Samuel Beede, was 31 and his mother, Mary Ellen Hughes, was 26. He married Lillian Eva Gray on 5 December 1925, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States. He lived in United States in 1949 and Yuba, Yuba, California, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 1 March 1960, in Sutter, California, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Sierra View Memorial Park, Olivehurst, Yuba, California, United States.
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- L Leroy Beede, "United States 1950 Census"
- Leroy Leo Beede, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- L. Leroy Beede, "BillionGraves Index"
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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.
1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station
Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
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English: variant of Beed .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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