Brief Life History of George Washington
When George Washington Conyers was born on 31 July 1890, in Pisgah, Harrison, Iowa, United States, his father, Commodore Roger Conyers, was 46 and his mother, Nancy Ann Patterson, was 39. He married Louise Wilhelmine Friederike Baak on 28 June 1914, in Ricketts, Crawford, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Little Sioux Township, Harrison, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Jackson Township, Harrison, Iowa, United States in 1910. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 26 November 1965, in Thurston, Washington, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Mills And Mills Memorial Park, Tumwater, Thurston, Washington, United States.
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- George W Conyers, "United States Census, 1910"
- George Washington Conyers, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- George Conyers, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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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.
1897 · Seattle Grows Quickly
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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.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire, of Norman origin): habitational name from either of two places in northern France, Coignières in Seine-et-Oise or Cogners in Sarthe. Alternatively, a variant of Conyer , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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