Brief Life History of Arthur Bovard
When Arthur Bovard Pyke was born on 27 June 1878, in Xiqing, Tianjin, China, his father, Rev. James Howell Pyke, was 32 and his mother, Anabel "Belle" Goodrich, was 15. He married Bernice W. Secrest on 4 January 1905, in Ross, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Lakewood, Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States in 1920 and Brecksville, Brecksville, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States in 1940. He died on 9 June 1950, in Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.
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- Arthur B Pike, "United States Census, 1910"
- Arthur B. Pyke, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Arthur Bovard Pyke, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1882 · Cleveland School of Art
Originally called the Western Reserve School of Design for Women, the Cleveland School of Art is a co-educational school that has highlighted its students works in different arts and designs. After World War II, the school began offering a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and soon after became the Cleveland Institute of Art. The school today offers 17 different artistic programs all year long.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
English and Irish: variant of Pike . This name has been established in Ireland since the late 14th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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