Brief Life History of Ellen May
When Ellen May Lawley was born on 13 March 1911, in Colorado, United States, her father, James Lawley, was 68 and her mother, Lena Johnson, was 47. She lived in Election Precinct 11 Four Mile, Fremont, Colorado, United States in 1940. She died on 1 June 1965, in Fremont, Colorado, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Canon City, Fremont, Colorado, United States.
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- Ellen M Hall in household of William R Hall, "United States Census, 1940"
- Ellen May Lawley Hall, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ellen Hall in entry for William Robert Hall, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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World Events (8)
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
1914 · The Ludlow Massacre
On April 20, 1914, the Colorado national Guard and the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company guards, attacked striking coal miners in Ludlow, Colorado, killing 25 people, including miners, women, and children.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
English (mainly West Midlands): habitational name from Lawley in Shropshire, named in Old English as ‘Lafa's wood’, from the personal name Lāfa (from lāf ‘remnant, survivor’) + lēah ‘wood, glade’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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