Brief Life History of Daniel Clinton
When Daniel Clinton Olney Sr was born on 4 December 1893, in Solomon, Graham, Arizona, United States, his father, George Anderson Olney, was 31 and his mother, Nellie Ellen Desler, was 28. He married Matilda Jane Clifford on 22 February 1915, in Safford, Graham, Arizona, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 19 April 1925, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Evergreen Memorial Park, Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States.
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- Dan Olney, "United States Census, 1920"
- Daniel C Olney, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Dan C Olney, "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964"
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World Events (8)
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.
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.
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Olney in Buckinghamshire. The placename derives from an Old English personal name Olla + Old English ēg ‘island’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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