Brief Life History of Ethel Jeanne
When Ethel Jeanne Hammersly was born on 7 December 1917, in Oregon, United States, her father, George Rainey Hammersly, was 25 and her mother, Dora Ellen Clark, was 26. She married Courtney Burt Camblin on 27 June 1940. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Gold Hill, Jackson, Oregon, United States in 1930 and Scott River Judicial Township, Siskiyou, California, United States in 1950. She died on 8 August 1992, in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States, at the age of 74.
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Sources (6)
- Jeanne E Camblin, "United States 1950 Census"
- Ethel Gene Hammersly, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Births, 1842-1917"
- Ethel Jeanne Hammersly, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1918 · Spanish Flu Kills Thousands in Oregon
The “Spanish Flu,” or the influenza pandemic, claimed the lives of over 50 million across the globe, 450,000 across the U.S., and thousands in Oregon during the years 1918 to 1919.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire): probably a habitational name from Ombersley (Worcestershire), which is recorded as Ambresley in the 12th century. Alternatively, perhaps a nickname from a Middle English descendant of Old English hamor-slege ‘hammer blow’; compare sweord-slege ‘sword stroke’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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