Brief Life History of Williard Otto
When Williard Otto Bosworth was born on 17 July 1893, in Clinton, Indiana, United States, his father, Elmer Edgar Bosworth, was 26 and his mother, Mary Viola Maggart, was 27. He married Dora Eunice Lamberson on 11 October 1921, in Clinton, Indiana, United States. He lived in Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States in 1935 and Cutler, Democrat Township, Carroll, Indiana, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 20 February 1985, in Lake, Florida, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Frankfort, Center Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States.
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- Otto N Bosworth, "United States Census, 1930"
- Hillard Otto Bosworth, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Otto Willard Bosworth, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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World Events (8)
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.
1898 · Florida Involvement in Spanish-American War
Florida played a critical role during the Spanish-American War. The port of Tampa saw the arrival of over 30,000 troops; this traffic resulted in the small town experiencing massive growth and becoming a city. Cuban-Americans across the state also helped with raising money and support for the war.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Husbands Bosworth in Leicestershire (Baresworde in Domesday Book) from an Old English personal name, Bār (from bār ‘boar’) + worth ‘enclosure’, and possibly also from Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, so named with an Old English personal name Bōsa + Old English worth ‘enclosure’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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