Alma Fay Laymance

Brief Life History of Alma Fay

When Alma Fay Laymance was born on 4 June 1915, in Rockwood, Roane, Tennessee, United States, her father, Benjamin Franklin Laymance, was 43 and her mother, Sarah Boothe, was 37. She lived in Roane, Tennessee, United States for about 5 years and District 1812, Walker, Georgia, United States in 1940. She died on 29 December 1987, in Galion, Crawford, Ohio, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Galion, Crawford, Ohio, United States.

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Robert Charles Starks
1912–1999
Alma Fay Laymance
1915–1987

Sources (8)

  • Alma Laymance in household of Ben Laymance, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Alma F Starks, "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007"
  • Alma Fay Lamavence in entry for Robert C Bob Starks, "Ohio, Crawford County Obituaries, 1860-2004"

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World Events (8)

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.

1931 · The Parthenon is Built

In 1931, a full scale replica of the Parthenon in Greece was erected in Nashville, Tennessee. The Parthenon was meant to be temporary, but became a permanent part of Tennessee culture. It also has a replica of the statue of Athena the Goddess of War.At the same time a city over Memphis built  giant pyramid replica to remind everyone what the city was named for. 

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of an unidentified surname. Compare Lamance .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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