When Gilma Ellen Endicott was born on 22 September 1913, in Madras, Jefferson, Oregon, United States, her father, William Ashbury Endicott, was 35 and her mother, Mollie Amelia Ukeneskey, was 28. She married Ralph Oscar Greenhoot on 10 January 1951, in Yamhill, Oregon, United States. She lived in Jefferson, Oregon, United States for about 10 years. She died on 4 March 1996, in Springfield, Lane, Oregon, United States, at the age of 82.
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Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Thousands of soldiers were assigned to the U.S. Army Spruce Production Division to provide wood for airplanes and ships during World War I. Poor working conditions in 1917 caused the men to strike which slowed the logging production in the area. The demands of the strikers were rejected by the lumber companies. As the need was ever-present for lumber during the war, the government stationed soldiers to do the work. Over 230 spruce soldier camps were built and occupied throughout the Pacific Northwest at this time.
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
English (Devon): habitational name from Endicott in Cadbury (Devon), or a topographic name meaning ‘dweller at the end cottage(s)’, Middle English ende + cot.
History: John Endecott (1588–1665) was a prominent figure in the early history of MA, being one of the founding fathers of Salem, MA, in 1638. He served as governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony (1629–30), and worked harmoniously with his successor, John Winthrop (see Winthrop ) in 1630, despite differences on points of religious doctrine. He served as governor again in 1644–45, 1649–50, 1651–54, and 1655–64, and as deputy governor in many of the intervening years. He is buried in the King's Chapel Burying Ground in Boston.
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