Oliver Herbert Rongey

1 March 1892–8 August 1969 (Age 77)
Fremont, Carter, Missouri, United States

The Life Summary of Oliver Herbert

When Oliver Herbert Rongey was born on 1 March 1892, in Fremont, Carter, Missouri, United States, his father, Joseph Calvin Rongey, was 41 and his mother, Sara Jane Williams, was 20. He married Alma Elsie Hunter on 22 December 1915, in Shannon, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Mounds Township, Creek, Oklahoma, United States in 1940. He died on 8 August 1969, in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Sapulpa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

Oliver Herbert Rongey
1892–1969
Alma Elsie Hunter
1896–1971
Marriage: 22 December 1915
Everett Eugene Rongey
1916–1988
Wilma Rongey
1919–2002
Rongey
1924–1924
Ira Rongey
1929–2013
Howard Ellis Rongey
1931–1999

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 December 1915Shannon, Missouri, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 4
    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.
    1904 · The World's Fair of 1904
    Age 12
    St. Louis hosted the 1904 World's Fair and welcomed a crowd of 200,000 visitors on opening day of April 30, 1904. The fair had exhibits from 50 countries and 43 states. Several notable inventions showcased at the fair include iced tea and the ice cream cone. By the time of its closing in December 1904, over 20 million people had visited the fair.
    1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
    Age 21
    The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

    Name Meaning

    Probably an Americanized form of German Runge .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Runge

    Sources (3)

    • Ollie Rongey, "United States Census, 1940"
    • Olliver Rongey in household of Joseph Rongey, "United States Census, 1910"

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