Brief Life History of Arthur LeClaire
When Arthur LeClaire Wood was born on 29 June 1886, in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John W. Wood, was 43 and his mother, Clarissa T. Blackman, was 41. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Viola Olga Frances Baum. He lived in Logan Township, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 28 February 1958, in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Alto Reste Burial Park, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Arthur L Wood, "United States Census, 1910"
- Arthur L A Clare Wood, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Arthur A Wood, "Find A Grave Index"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
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.
Name Meaning
English: mainly a topographic name for someone who lived in or by a wood, from Middle English wode ‘wood’ (Old English wudu). In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, such as French Bois and Polish Les .
English: in a few cases, a nickname for an eccentric or perhaps a violent person, from Middle English wode ‘frenzied, wild’ (Old English wōd).
Americanized form of French Gadbois .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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