Brief Life History of William Raymond
When William Raymond Price was born on 4 October 1897, in Orchards, Clark, Washington, United States, his father, Lebaron William Price, was 44 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth McGreal, was 32. He married Birdella Levell on 21 June 1924, in Clark, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Cascades Election Precinct, Skamania, Washington, United States in 1940 and Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States in 2005. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 31 August 1955, in Orchards, Clark, Washington, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States.
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- William Price in household of Mary Price, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Raymond Price - Church record: birth-name: William Raymond Price
- Wm R Price, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
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.
1899 · Mount Rainier National Park is Established
Mount Rainier was established as a state park on March 2, 1899 with legislation was signed by President McKinley. Mount Rainier is a volcanic peak surrounded by forests.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhys ‘son of Rhys’ (see Reece ). This is one of the commonest of Welsh surnames. It has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.
English: nickname from Middle English, Old French pris ‘excellent, noble, highly valued (person)’.
Americanized form of Jewish Preuss or Preis .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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