Brief Life History of Donald Marion
When Donald Marion Pyle was born on 24 June 1911, in Oregon, United States, his father, Ethelbert Drummond Piles, was 34 and his mother, Etta Belle Estes, was 22. He lived in The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon, United States in 1930 and Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States in 1950. He died on 25 December 1984, in Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 73.
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- Donald M Pyle, "United States Census, 1950"
- Donald Marion Pyle, "Oregon, Center for Health Statistics, Birth Records, 1903-1918"
- Donald Marion Pyle, "Oregon, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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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.
1912 · Women Granted Right to Vote
Women were granted the right to vote in Oregon on November 5, 1912, with 52% of male voters in favor.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English pile ‘stake, post’ (via Old English from Latin pilum ‘spike, javelin’), hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a stake or post serving as a landmark, or sometimes perhaps a nickname for a tall thin person.
Americanized form of Dutch Pijl: metonymic occupational name for a marksman or an arrowsmith, from pijl ‘arrow’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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