Brief Life History of Earl Ray
When Earl Ray Houff was born on 18 September 1927, in Roanoke, Virginia, United States, his father, Carl Benjamin Staunton Houff, was 29 and his mother, Lillie Margaret Ford Shifflett, was 27. He married Martha Ann Sayers on 4 September 1948, in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. He lived in Big Lick District, Roanoke, Virginia, United States in 1930. He died on 29 December 2015, in Salem, Virginia, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Sherwood Burial Park, Salem, Virginia, United States.
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- Earl R Houff in household of Carl B Houff, "United States Census, 1930"
- Earl Ray Houff, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
- Earl Ray Houff, "Find A Grave Index"
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1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington
The Pentagon was developed as the Department of Defense had outgrown the other buildings were it was previous located.The groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941. When the Pentagon was being built, it was determined that it could be no taller than four stories high. Colonel Leslie R. Groves was the supervisor of the project, he would later become known for helping on the Manhattan Project.
1950
United States military forces play a leading role against North Korean and Chinese troops in Korean War.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Huff .
Altered form of German Hauff .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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