Brief Life History of Charles Johnston
When Charles Johnston Drury was born on 16 August 1894, in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States, his father, Frank Edwin Drury, was 26 and his mother, Anna S Tomlin, was 26. He married Helen M. Waddell on 6 August 1918, in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Alexander Election Precinct, Morgan, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died on 27 June 1978, in Alexander, Morgan, Illinois, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Pleasant Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.
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- Chas A Drury in household of Frank L Drury, "United States Census, 1910"
- Charles J. Drury, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
- Charles J Drury, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
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.
Name Meaning
English (Lincolnshire): variant of Drury .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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