Brief Life History of Oliver Leslie
When Oliver Leslie Powers was born on 2 February 1918, in Texas, United States, his father, Lee Milton Powers Sr., was -12 and his mother, Annie Ruth Glazier, was -12. He had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Robbie Lee Grover. He lived in Justice Precinct 6, Freestone, Texas, United States for about 10 years. He died on 21 May 2012, at the age of 94, and was buried in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States.
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- Leslie Powers in household of George Powers, "United States Census, 1920"
- Oliver Leslie Powers, "Find A Grave Index"
- Leslie in entry for Mrs Eula Mae Powers Clemons, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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World Events (8)
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
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.
1944 · The G.I Bill
The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.
Name Meaning
English (Warwickshire and Lancashire): variant of Power , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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