Brief Life History of Evelyn Estelle
When Evelyn Estelle Chalmers was born on 24 April 1911, in Leith, Grant, North Dakota, United States, her father, George Saunders Chalmers, was 35 and her mother, Lillian Pearl Brainard, was 32. She married Edward Robert Caswell on 15 October 1930, in McIntosh, Corson, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in United States in 1949 and Hill City, Pennington, South Dakota, United States in 1950. She died on 5 August 2007, in Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Hill City Cemetery, Hill City, Pennington, South Dakota, United States.
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- Evelyn E Caswell, "United States Census, 1950"
- Legacy NFS Source: Evelyn Estelle Chalmers - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Evelyn Estelle Chalmers
- Evelyn Estelle Chalmers Caswell, "Find a Grave Index"
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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.
1916
Historical Boundaries: 1916: Grant, North Dakota, United States
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Scottish: from Older Scots chalmer ‘chamberlain’; compare Chambers . The mb was assimilated to mm; the l was purely graphic, indicating that the preceding a was long.
English: possibly a localized form of Challinor (see Challender ), with dissimilation of ln to lm in Chalner.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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