Brief Life History of George Lee Ray
When George Lee Ray Plymale was born on 19 November 1900, in Braxton, West Virginia, United States, his father, George Edward Plymale, was 33 and his mother, Margaret Christina Montgomery, was 29. He married Virginia Lea McCoy on 12 August 1922, in Braxton, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States in 1930 and Richwood, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 22 October 1957, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.
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- George L Plymale, "United States Census, 1950"
- George Lee Ray Plymale, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930"
- George Plymale, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1905 · The Industrial Workers of the World
The Industrial Workers of the World was founded after a convention was held by radical trade unionists from all over the United States who opposed the policies of the American Federation of Labor. The IWW opposed the American Federation of Labor's acceptance of capitalism and its refusal to include unskilled workers in craft unions. The convention took place on June 24 and was referred by the workers as the Industrial Congress or the Industrial Union Convention. The IWW aimed to promote worker solidarity in the revolutionary struggle to overthrow the employing class.
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.
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Origin undetermined. Compare Plymel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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