Brief Life History of Wily Edgar
When Wily Edgar Jobe was born on 26 October 1885, in Texas, United States, his father, Thomas Jefferson Jobe, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Ellen Hargrave, was 27. He married Nancy Leona Orr on 6 January 1916, in Sulphur Bluff, Hopkins, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Hopkins, Texas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 6, Hunt, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 18 January 1972, in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Birthright, Hopkins, Texas, United States.
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- Wyly E Jabi in household of Thomas Jabi, "United States Census, 1900"
- W E Jobe, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- Wiley Edgar Jobe, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Job .
French (Jobé): derivative of Job 1.
West African (Gambia): variant of Diop .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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