Brief Life History of Glenn
When Glenn Farris was born on 7 August 1915, in Blue Eye, Carroll, Arkansas, United States, his father, William Robert Farris, was 42 and his mother, Charlotta 'Lottie' Matthews, was 37. He married Beulah Amos on 6 May 1940, in Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States in 1935 and Butterfield Township, Barry, Missouri, United States in 1940. He died in July 2003, in Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 87.
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- Glen Farris, "United States Census, 1930"
- Glen Faris, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Glenn Farris, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting
In 1922, Harvey C. Couch Sr. started WOK the first radio station in Arkansas. After a trip to Pittsburgh and the KDKA radio he came up with the idea for Workers of Killowatts (WOK). WOK had no commercials which was nice for the listeners.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: variant of Fergus , in which the Gaelic gh sound has been dropped rather than being altered to g. Compare Farrish , Ferris .
Probably also English: variant of Farrar . The name is quite common in southeastern England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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