Pauline Sawyer
17 January 1897–
Franklin, Illinois, United States
The Life Summary of Pauline
When Pauline Sawyer was born on 17 January 1897, in Franklin, Illinois, United States, her father, James B Sawyer, was 38 and her mother, Georgia Ann Clark, was 29. She lived in Okawville, Washington, Illinois, United States in 1900.
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Family Time Line
James B Sawyer
1858–
Georgia Ann Clark
1868–
Clyda Pearl Sawyer
1894–
Pauline Sawyer
1897–
Parents and Siblings
1858–Male
1868–Female
Siblings
(2)
1894–Female
1897–Female
World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 1
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 1
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
Age 13
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
Age 13
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1929
Age 32
1929
Age 32
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
1 English: occupational name for someone who earned his living by sawing wood, Middle English saghier, an agent derivative of sagh(en) ‘to saw’.2 Americanized form of some like-sounding Jewish surname or a translation of Seger .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Seger
Sawyers
Sayer
Sources (1)
- Pauline Sawyer in household of James B Sawyer, "United States Census, 1900"
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