Brief Life History of Oliver E.
Oliver E. Lacy was born on 9 November 1893, in Boone, Fayette, West Virginia, United States as the son of Oliver Lacy and Mary F. Lacy.
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Oliver Lacy
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Mary F. Lacy
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Oliver E. Lacy
1893–
Sources (1)
- Oliver E. Lacy, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
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World Events (3)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 3
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.
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 5
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 7
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
English and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Lassy in Calvados, named from a Gaulish personal name Lascius (of uncertain origin and meaning) + the locative suffix -acum.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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