Brief Life History of Otis Cecil
When Otis Cecil Harden was born on 2 January 1908, in Vermont, Fulton, Illinois, United States, his father, William Hardin, was 38 and his mother, Lyda A Hardin, was 31. He married Mildred Florence McCusker on 18 April 1934, in Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Milo Township, Delaware, Iowa, United States in 1930 and Delaware, Delaware, Iowa, United States in 1940. He died on 9 January 2003, in Manchester, Delaware, Iowa, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Manchester, Delaware, Iowa, United States.
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- Cecil Hardin, "United States Census, 1940"
- Otis C Harden, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- O Cecil Harden, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1933 · Another World's Fair
The city of Chicago was presented with another chance to host a World's Fair. It was offered to the city to commemorate the 100 years of its existence. Many people didn't like the idea of them having another Worlds Fair because the nation, as a whole, was coming out of the Great Depression.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Arden with prosthetic H-.
English: habitational name, either from Haredene Wood in East Tisbury (Wiltshire), or from Haredon (in Ugborough, Devon). The first placename probably derives from Old English hara ‘hare’ + denu ‘valley’. The second is from Old English hara + dūn ‘hare hill’.
English: variant of Harding .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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