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