Brief Life History of Virginia
When Virginia Morley was born on 2 June 1909, in Decatur, Burt, Nebraska, United States, her father, George Francis Case, was 31 and her mother, Marie Caroline Ernestina Gantz, was 31. She married John Glenn Bell on 19 February 1930, in Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Keg Creek Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1920. She died in June 1981, in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States, at the age of 72.
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- Virginia Morley, "United States Census, 1930"
- Virginia Elizabeth Morley, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Virginia Bell, "United States Census, 1940"
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1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Morley (for example in Derbyshire, County Durham, Norfolk, and Yorkshire), or Moreleigh in Devon, all of which are named from Old English mōr ‘moor’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Irish (Mayo): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murghaile ‘descendant of Murghal’, a personal name based on muir ‘sea’ + gal ‘valour’.
Irish (Mayo): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murthuile ‘descendant of Murthuile’, a personal name derived from muir ‘sea’ + tuile ‘tide’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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