Brief Life History of Burton Roscoe
When Burton Roscoe Place was born on 29 January 1909, in Baldwin City, Douglas, Kansas, United States, his father, Elbert Nathan Place, was 41 and his mother, Emma Estella Ferguson, was 37. He had at least 1 son with Molly Evalyn Bayless. He lived in Palmyra Township, Douglas, Kansas, United States for about 5 years and Olivet, Osage, Kansas, United States in 1920. He died on 7 June 1993, in Loveland, Larimer, Colorado, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Fort Collins, Larimer, Colorado, United States.
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- Burton Place, "United States Census, 1940"
- Burton, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Burton Roscoe Place, "Find A Grave Index"
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1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
1914 · The Ludlow Massacre
On April 20, 1914, the Colorado national Guard and the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company guards, attacked striking coal miners in Ludlow, Colorado, killing 25 people, including miners, women, and children.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
English and French: topographic name for someone who lived in the main market square of a town or village, from Middle English, Old French place (from Late Latin platea (via) ‘broad street, free public open space in a town’). Compare French Laplace .
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a quickset fence, from Middle English pleis (from Latin plexum, past participle of plectere ‘to plait or weave’).
French (Placé): habitational name from a place so named in Mayenne.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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