William Madison Dale

Brief Life History of William Madison

When William Madison Dale was born on 10 July 1888, in Kansas, United States, his father, Edward Eugene Dale, was 28 and his mother, Nettie Jane Utterback, was 22. He married Precious D Gray on 28 April 1907, in Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Black Lake Election Precinct, Thurston, Washington, United States for about 5 years. He died on 5 November 1941, in Olympia, Thurston, Washington, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Tumwater, Thurston, Washington, United States.

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William Madison Dale
1888–1941
Precious D Gray
1889–1982
Marriage: 28 April 1907
Woodie Madison Dale
1908–1987

Sources (20)

  • Wm Dall, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Wm M Dale, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
  • William M Dale, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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World Events (8)

1889 · Washington Becomes a State

On November 11, 1889, Washington Territory became Washington State the 42nd state to enter the Union. The state was named in honor of George Washington.

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.

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English dal, dale, daile ‘dale, valley’ (Old English dæl, reinforced in northern England by the cognate Old Norse dalr), a topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, or a habitational name from any of numerous minor places called with this word, such as Dale in Cumbria and Yorkshire.

Norwegian: habitational name from a common farm named from Old Norse dali, the dative case of dalr ‘valley’.

Americanized form of German Diehl .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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