Brief Life History of Elmer Earl
When Elmer Earl Wren was born on 9 April 1914, in Bagwell, Red River, Texas, United States, his father, Ross Earl Wren, was 23 and his mother, Willie Francis Dupreast, was 23. He married Dixie Leo Elliott on 5 November 1936, in Kerr, Texas, United States. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Red River, Texas, United States in 1920 and Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, United States for about 5 years. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 3 December 1988, in Nueces, Texas, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, United States.
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- Elmer E Wren, "United States Census, 1940"
- Wren, "Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
- Elmer Earl Wren, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1929 · The Great Depression Arrives
Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from the bird, from Middle English wrenne ‘wren’ (Old English wrenna, wrænna), perhaps for a person of small stature.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Rinn (see Ring ).
Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Uren .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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