Brief Life History of Homer Walker
When Homer Walker Bradney was born on 1 October 1891, in Pittsfield, Pike, Illinois, United States, his father, Walker Pulliam Bradney, was 33 and his mother, Julia Jeanette Wells, was 30. He married Minnie A Harrison in 1911, in Alexander, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Atlas, Pike, Illinois, United States in 1910 and Fall Creek, Adams, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He died on 27 June 1963, in Kansas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, United States.
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- Homer W Bradney in household of Walker P Bradney, "United States Census, 1900"
- Homer W. Bradney, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
- Homer W Bradney, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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World Events (8)
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
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.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Somerset named Bradney, from Old English brād ‘broad’ (dative -an) + ēg ‘island’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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