Brief Life History of Lucy
When Lucy Capesius was born on 8 September 1891, in Nebraska, United States, her father, Michael Capesius, was 36 and her mother, Mary Ebel, was 27. She married Raymond David Olds on 14 September 1912, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Fremont, Dodge, Nebraska, United States for about 10 years and Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 30 September 1965, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Rice Cemetery, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
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- Lucy Capesius in household of Mike Capesius, "United States Census, 1900"
- Lucy Capesius, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- Lucy Capesius in entry for David Michael Olds and Mary Sophie Koski, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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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.
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
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.
Name Meaning
From Old French Lucie, the vernacular form of Lucia . It is sometimes assumed that Lucy is a pet form of Lucinda , but there is no etymological justification for this assumption. It was in fairly widespread use in the Middle Ages, and increased greatly in popularity in the 18th century and again in the 1990s. In Ireland it serves as an Anglicized form of Irish Luíseach .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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