Brief Life History of Dortha Miranda
When Dortha Miranda Ward was born on 24 February 1911, in Drexel, Van Buren, Missouri, United States, her father, James Lane Ward, was 28 and her mother, Lydia Ward, was 20. She married John Harold 'Fuzzy' Edwards on 29 June 1935, in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Boise, Idaho, United States in 1950 and Cottonwood, Grand, Utah, United States in 1998. She died on 25 May 1998, in Grangeville, Idaho, Idaho, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Grangeville, Idaho, Idaho, United States.
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- Dortha M Gifford, "United States 1950 Census"
- Dortha M. Wood, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Dortha, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"
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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.
1912 · The Bonneville Speed Way
The Bonneville Speedway is located northeast of Wendover, Utah and is part of the Bonneville Salt Flats Race Track. The Bonneville Speedway is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for being the venue for numerous land speed records.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Middle English ward ‘watchman, guard’ (Old English weard, used as both an agent noun and an abstract noun).
English: occupational name from Middle English warde ‘armed guard’ (Old English weard ‘watching, guarding’), with the same meaning as 1 above.
Irish: shortened form of McWard, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Bhaird ‘son of the poet’. The surname occurs throughout Ireland, where three different branches of the family are known as professional poets.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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