Brief Life History of Owren Rodolphas
When Owren Rodolphas Spear was born on 11 May 1878, in Saint Clere, Pottawatomie, Kansas, United States, his father, Orlin Wilham Spear, was 27 and his mother, Martha J. Schuchman, was 19. He lived in Sedgwick, Kansas, United States in 1920 and Crescent, Clark, Nevada, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1902. He died on 14 February 1965, in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States.
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- Owren R Spear, "United States 1950 Census"
- Owren R Spear, "BillionGraves Index"
- Owren Redolphus or Redolphus Omren Spear, "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940"
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1893
Historic Boundaries: 1893: Lincoln, Nevada, United States 1909: Clark, Nevada, United States
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
English (Devon): nickname from Middle English spere ‘spear’ (Old English spere), perhaps used for a tall, thin person, or for a maker or skilled user of spears. Compare Spearman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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