Delmar Franklin Crump

Male5 April 1894–14 January 1977

Brief Life History of Delmar Franklin

When Delmar Franklin Crump was born on 5 April 1894, in Colfax, McLean, Illinois, United States, his father, George P Crump, was 29 and his mother, Lillian May Foster, was 23. He married Louise A. Schieber on 30 October 1953, in Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States. He lived in Gridley, McLean, Illinois, United States in 1930 and Kansas Township, Woodford, Illinois, United States in 1940. He died on 14 January 1977, in Normal, McLean, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Woodford, Illinois, United States.

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Delmar Franklin Crump
1894–1977
Cora Gladys Bateman
1897–1950
George C C Crump
1916–1975
Delmar Newton Crump
1917–1926
Gerald Franklin Crump
1919–2000
Warren Jane Crump
1920–1991

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  • Delmar Crump, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Delmer or Delmar Franklin Crump, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Delmar Crump, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 2

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.

1910 · Boy Scouts of America

Age 16

When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Age 22

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.

Name Meaning

English (mainly West Midlands): nickname for a cripple or hunchback, from Middle English crumpe, croumpe, crampe ‘curved, bent, crooked’ (Old English crump, Old French crampe). Compare Croom .

Americanized form of German Krump , the variant Krumpp, or German and Dutch Kramp .

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

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