Brief Life History of Percy Boyce
When Percy Boyce Asay was born on 11 August 1914, in Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States, his father, Adelbert Asay, was 33 and his mother, Delilah May Boice, was 27. He married Mona Bassett on 18 June 1940, in Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States. He lived in Byron, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States in 1920 and Election District 13 Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States in 1940. He died on 9 May 1995, in Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Grants Pass, Josephine, Oregon, United States.
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- Percy B Asay, "United States 1950 Census"
- Percy Boyce Asay, "Wyoming, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
- Percy Boyce Asay, "Oregon Death Index, 1971-2008"
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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.
1917 · The U.S. Army Spruce Production Division
Thousands of soldiers were assigned to the U.S. Army Spruce Production Division to provide wood for airplanes and ships during World War I. Poor working conditions in 1917 caused the men to strike which slowed the logging production in the area. The demands of the strikers were rejected by the lumber companies. As the need was ever-present for lumber during the war, the government stationed soldiers to do the work. Over 230 spruce soldier camps were built and occupied throughout the Pacific Northwest at this time.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English: probably a variant of Acey .
History: A certain Joseph Asay is recorded in Salem County, NJ, in 1755.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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