Brief Life History of Walter Lee
When Walter Lee Oyler was born on 21 April 1892, in Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Hiram Augustus Oyler, was 37 and his mother, Sara Ella Palmer, was 29. He had at least 2 sons with Lydia Ruth Gluck. He lived in Guilford, Guilford Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910 and Mercersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 31 December 1962, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Lemasters, Peters Township, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Walter L Oyler, "United States Census, 1920"
- Walter L. Oyler, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Walter Lee Oyler, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
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.
1905 · The Movie Theater
The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in.
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.
Name Meaning
English (Kent): occupational name for an extractor or seller of oil, from Old French olier, huilier (from Latin oleum ‘(olive) oil’) ‘maker or seller of oil’ (i.e. vegetable oil, for lighting or cooking). In northern England linseed oil obtained from locally grown flax was more common than olive oil.
English: possibly a variant of Ollier, itself a variant of Hollier or derived from the Old French personal name Oillard (ancient Germanic Odilard, Oilard, from othil- ‘land, possession’ + hard- ‘hard, brave’).
Americanized form of German Euler . Compare Oiler .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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