Darrell Orlo Thrasher

Brief Life History of Darrell Orlo

When Darrell Orlo Thrasher was born on 13 February 1911, in North Loup, Valley, Nebraska, United States, his father, Orlo Theadore Thrasher, was 23 and his mother, Neva Goldie Greene, was 16. He married Joy Hollingshead on 26 May 1946. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Green River, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States for about 5 years and Election District 10 Green River, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1940. He died on 8 October 1965, in Rawlins, Carbon, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in South Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Darrell Orlo Thrasher
1911–1965
Joy Hollingshead
1925–2012
Marriage: 26 May 1946
Wayne Lee Thrasher
1947–2005

Sources (18)

  • Darrell Thrasher, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Darrell Orlo Thrasher, "Wyoming, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
  • Darrell O. Thrasher, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

1912 · The Bonneville Speed Way

The Bonneville Speedway is located northeast of Wendover, Utah and is part of the Bonneville Salt Flats Race Track. The Bonneville Speedway is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for being the venue for numerous land speed records.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Middle English thressher ‘thresher’, a derivative of Old English therscan, threscan, thryscan ‘to thresh’.

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Drescher .

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

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