Gladys Marie Woodford

Brief Life History of Gladys Marie

When Gladys Marie Woodford was born on 13 August 1894, in Carroll, Carroll, Iowa, United States, her father, Arthur J Woodford, was 24 and her mother, Elizabeth Anna Kallenberg, was 17. She married August William Splinter on 19 March 1919, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in South Nampa Election Precinct, Canyon, Idaho, United States for about 5 years and Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States in 1942. She died on 19 April 1979, in Nampa, Canyon, Idaho, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Mountain View Memorial Park, Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

August William Splinter
1885–1963
Gladys Marie Woodford
1894–1979
Marriage: 19 March 1919
Georgia May Splinter
1920–2006
Hilda Marie Splinter
1921–2010
Helen Janette Splinter
1924–2009

Sources (16)

  • Gladys Splinter, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Gladys Marie Woodford, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
  • Gladys Splinter, "United States Social Security Death Index"

World Events (8)

1895

EARLIEST KNOWN BURIAL: Lottie A Swift Kennedy BIRTH 12 Nov 1894 DEATH 1 Apr 1895 (aged 4 months) Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA BURIAL Mountain View Memorial Park Boise, Ada County, Idaho, USA PLOT Bookshelf section MEMORIAL ID 104409899

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: habitational name from any of various places called with Old English wudu ‘wood’ + ford ‘ford’, such as Woodford in Cheshire, Cornwall, Essex, Northamptonshire, and Wiltshire. In Scotland, the name is derived from Woodford in Saint Boswells (Roxburghshire).

History: Thomas Woodford emigrated from Lincolnshire, England, to NY in 1690.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Story Highlight

Portrait of my Mother

Portrait of my Mother – Gladys Marie Woodford Splinter By Helen Janette Splinter Keck I was the baby of the family, and felt very close to my Mother as I grew up. I was a sickly baby, and had vari …

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