Silas William Echols

1 March 1899–3 July 1979 (Age 80)
Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

The Life Summary of Silas William

When Silas William Echols was born on 1 March 1899, in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States, his father, James Desha Echols, was 36 and his mother, Alice Baker Tidie, was 28. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Frances Anna Mae "Anna" Pate. He lived in Yuma, Yuma, Arizona, United States in 1935 and Supervisorial District 3, Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1940. He died on 3 July 1979, in Ventura, Ventura, California, United States, at the age of 80.

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Family Time Line

Silas William Echols
1899–1979
Frances Anna Mae "Anna" Pate
1900–1997
Jearl Dean Echols
1920–2008
Clara Bell Echols
1922–1999
James Marion Echols
1923–1957

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Children

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Parents and Siblings

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(9)

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World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 1
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
Age 7
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1920
Age 21
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

Name Meaning

Altered form of English Eccles and possibly also of German Eckels .

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

Possible Related Names

Eccles
Echoles

Sources (7)

  • Silas Echols in household of James Echols, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Silas William Echols, "Arizona, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
  • Silas W Echols, "United States Census, 1940"

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