Brief Life History of Edgar Dean
When Edgar Dean Donald was born on 10 June 1915, in Arkansas, United States, his father, George Walker Donald, was 24 and his mother, Ora Edith Dean, was 25. He married Margaret Montgomery Donald on 3 May 1941, in Prairie, Arkansas, United States. He lived in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States in 1941 and Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States in 1950. He died on 12 May 1985, at the age of 69.
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- Edgar D Donald, "United States 1950 Census"
- E D Donald, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Edgar Donald, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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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.
1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting
In 1922, Harvey C. Couch Sr. started WOK the first radio station in Arkansas. After a trip to Pittsburgh and the KDKA radio he came up with the idea for Workers of Killowatts (WOK). WOK had no commercials which was nice for the listeners.
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
Scottish: shortened form of McDonald (Mac Dhomhnaill), from the Gaelic personal name Domhnall; found in 13th- and 14th-century Scotland as Dofnald, Douenald, Dufenald, and Donald.
Irish (Ulster): possibly also a shortened and altered form of Irish O'Donell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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