Brief Life History of Ray Robert
When Ray Robert Currie was born on 10 August 1891, in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States, his father, Robert Irvine Currie, was 26 and his mother, Ida Maye Sacre, was 27. He had at least 1 daughter with Laura Roberta Jones. He lived in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States for about 40 years. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 3 September 1970, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Greenwood, Pleasant Township, Johnson, Indiana, United States.
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- Ray Curry, "United States Census, 1930"
- Ray Robert Currie, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Robert Ray Curry, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
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
Scottish: habitational name from Currie in Midlothian, first recorded in this form in 1230. It is derived from Gaelic curraigh, dative case of currach ‘wet plain, marsh’.
Scottish: habitational name from Corrie in Dumfriesshire or another place so named (see Corrie ).
Scottish form of Irish Curry or, in Arran, an Anglicized form of Mac Mhuirich (see McMurray ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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