Douglas Hawley Perry

Brief Life History of Douglas Hawley

When Douglas Hawley Perry was born on 15 August 1892, in Central City, Gilpin, Colorado, United States, his father, William George Perry, was 27 and his mother, Madora Evelyn Hawley, was 23. He married Sophrona Terry on 3 November 1923, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Denver, Colorado, United States for about 10 years and Helper, Carbon, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 17 June 1971, in Contra Costa, California, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo, California, United States.

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Douglas Hawley Perry
1892–1971
Sophrona Terry
1897–1963
Marriage: 3 November 1923
Georgia Perry
1925–
Douglas Hawley Perry Jr
1927–2000
Harold Earl Perry
1930–2002
Kent A Perry
1935–2007

Sources (23)

  • Douglas H Perry, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Douglas H. Perry, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Douglas Hawley Perry, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1894

Historical Boundaries: 1894: Carbon, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Carbon, Utah, United States

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.

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 Herry ‘son of Herry’, a variant of the personal name Harry (see Harris ).

English: topographic name for someone who lived near a pear tree (Middle English piri(e), peri(e), puri(e), Old English pirige, pyrige), or a habitational name for someone who owned or came from a place so named. This surname and a number of variants have been established in Ireland since the 17th century.

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

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