When Glennie Mae Powers was born on 29 November 1907, in Craven, North Carolina, United States, her father, Gilbert Alexander Powers, was 39 and her mother, Hattie Candis Clementine Franks, was 32. She married Gordon Wilson on 15 December 1923, in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Valleytown, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States in 1920 and Valley Town Township, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States in 1940. She died on 27 March 1978, in Andrews, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Valleytown Cemetery, Andrews, Cherokee, North Carolina, United States.
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Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina was established on September 4, 1918. It was used as one of three training camps used during WWI.
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
English (Warwickshire and Lancashire): variant of Power , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
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