Brief Life History of Okley
When Okley West was born on 23 December 1900, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Thomas Franklin West, was 29 and his mother, Margaret Jane Manus, was 25. He married Melvia Ruth Cothren on 7 September 1935, in Willacy, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 6, Cameron, Texas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 4, Willacy, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 23 June 1982, in San Patricio, San Patricio, Texas, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Combes, Cameron, Texas, United States.
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- Okley West, "United States Census, 1940"
- Okley West, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Okley West, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
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.
1904
Historical Boundaries: 1904: Cameron, Texas, United States
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
English and German: from Middle English, Middle High German west ‘west’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement, or a habitational name for someone who had migrated from further west.
Americanized form of Finnish Vesterinen: from the personal name Vesteri (a short form of Sylvester ) + the surname suffix -nen.
History: This name was brought to North America independently by many bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Thomas West, 12th Baron De La Warre, was captain general of Virginia in 1610–11. The state of DE is named for him. One of the earliest permanent settlers was Francis West (1606–92), who came to Duxbury, MA, from Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, in or before 1638.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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