Brief Life History of Blanche
Blanche Botsford was born in 1881, in Ohio, United States as the daughter of Botsford and Marie Jensen. She married Leander A. "L.A." Storm on 3 September 1925, in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States. She lived in Custer, Oklahoma, United States in 1920 and Hunter Township, Tillman, Oklahoma, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1948, in Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Tipton, Tillman, Oklahoma, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Blanche Botsford in household of Theo Reed, "United States Census, 1910"
- Blanche Botsford, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Blanche Storm, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from either of two places, in Lincolnshire and Leicestershire, named Bottesford, from Old English botl ‘building’ + ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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