Ira Dean Virgil
1909–1969 (Age 60)
Glenwood, Pike, Arkansas, United States
The Life of Ira Dean
Ira Dean Virgil was born on 9 February 1909, in Glenwood, Pike, Arkansas, United States. He married Mary Florence Standford on 22 April 1933, in Battiest, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States. He died on 14 December 1969, in McNary, Apache, Arizona, United States, at the age of 60.
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Ira Dean Virgil
1909–1969
Mary Florence Standford
1912–1984
Marriage: 22 April 1933
Spouse & Children
1909–1969Male
1912–1984Female
MARRIAGE
22 April 1933
Battiest, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States
22 April 1933
Battiest, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States
World Events (8)
1910 · The BSA is Made
Age 1
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting
Age 13
In 1922, Harvey C. Couch Sr. started WOK the first radio station in Arkansas. After a trip to Pittsburgh and the KDKA radio he came up with the idea for Workers of Killowatts (WOK). WOK had no commercials which was nice for the listeners.
1927
Age 18
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
From the personal name Virgil, a vernacular form of the Latin personal name Vergilius, Virgilius, which was probably of Etruscan origin. The name is famous in particular as that of the Latin poet Publius Vergilius Maro ( 70–19 bc ), author of the Aeneid. Virgil was much admired in medieval Europe; there were attempts to make him into an honorary Christian (even though he actually lived before the time of Christ), and Dante made him his guide through the Inferno and Purgatorio, a model of classical moderation and reason. This was also the name of an early saint, a 6th-century bishop of Arles. The forename is popular mainly in the U.S., and it is possible that the surname was coined here in at least some cases.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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