Brief Life History of Carolyn Nan
When Carolyn Nan Oglesby was born on 10 April 1919, in Dewy Rose, Elbert, Georgia, United States, her father, Tilden Hendricks Oglesby, was 42 and her mother, Caroline Alexandra Burden, was 32. She lived in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States in 1940 and Forest Park, Clayton, Georgia, United States in 1950. She died on 2 November 2003, in Fayetteville, Fayette, Georgia, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Fulton, Georgia, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Carolyn N Yarbrough, "United States 1950 Census"
- Carol Yarbrough, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Carolyn Nan Oglesby Yarbrough, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
1922 · Women Granted the Right to Vote
The 19th Amendment, which allowed women the right to vote, was passed and became federal law on August 26, 1920. Georgia law prevented women from voting until 1922. The amendment wasn’t officially ratified until 1970.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: habitational name from the barony of Ogilvie in Glamis, Angus, whose name is probably Pictish, of uncertain origin and meaning.
History: A Scottish family of this name descend from Gilibride, Earl of Angus (died c. 1187), whose son Gilbert was granted the lands of Ogguluin (Ogilvie) in the late 12th century. Ogilvie was also the name of a barony in Banffshire, but that took its name from the surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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