Brief Life History of William Harper
When William Harper Dilley was born on 25 June 1872, in Scott, Crawford, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Robert Henry Dilley, was 27 and his mother, Margaret Ellen Couey, was 21. He married Thereasa M Bielen on 9 October 1911, in Valley, Montana, United States. He died on 15 January 1957, in Opportunity, Spokane Valley, Spokane, Washington, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Medicine Lake Cemetery, Sheridan, Montana, United States.
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- William Dilley in household of Robirt Dilley, "United States Census, 1880"
- William H Dilley, "Wisconsin Birth Index, 1820-1907"
- William H. Dilley, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1876 · Battle of Littlebig Horn
Known as Custer's Last Stand, the Battle of Littlebig Horn took place on June 25 1876 and ended on June 26 1876. The battle was between the Lakota and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Calvary Regiment of the United States Army, headed by Colonel George Armstrong Custer. Custer was killed in the battle.
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.
Name Meaning
English: possibly a pet form of an unrecorded Old English personal name Dylla, found as the first element in the placenames Dillington (in the former Huntingdonshire) and Dilton (in Wiltshire). The name may sometimes have been confused with Doyley and Dolley (see Olley ).
German: variant of Dilly or a surname of French origin, an altered form of Delay .
In some cases also an altered form of French Dilly .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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