Brief Life History of William Carl
When William Carl Boatright was born on 6 May 1892, in Eldorado, Saline, Illinois, United States, his father, Irvin Franklin Boatright, was 30 and his mother, Lucy Virginia McCartney, was 33. He married Edith Ewan on 20 June 1914, in Eldorado, Saline, Illinois, United States. He lived in United States in 1949 and Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1950. He died in September 1972, in Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 80.
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- William Boatright, "United States 1950 Census"
- Carl Boatright, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
- Carl Boatright, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1893 · The World's Columbian Exposition
Also known as the Chicago World's Fair, The Exposition was held to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. The centerpiece of the Fair was a large water pool that represented Columbus's voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas. The Fair had a profound effect on new architecture designs, sanitation advancement, and the arts. The Fairgrounds were given the nickname the White City due to its lavish paint and materials used to constuct it. Over 27 million people attended the fair during its six-month of operation. Among many of the invetions exhibited there was the first Ferris wheel built to rival the Eiffel Tower in France.
1893 · The World's Columbian Exposition
The Chicago World's Fair was held to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. The centerpiece of the Fair was a large water pool that represented Columbus's voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas. The Fair had a profound effect on new architecture designs, sanitation advancement, and the arts. The Fairgrounds were given the nickname the White City due to its lavish paint and materials used to construct it. Over 27 million people attended the fair during its six-month of operation. Among many of the inventions exhibited there was the first Ferris wheel built to rival the Eiffel Tower in France.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
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English (London): variant of Boatwright .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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