Brief Life History of Cecil Gerard
When Cecil Gerard Covalt was born in December 1890, in Champaign, Ohio, United States, his father, Aaron Lentin Covault, was 26 and his mother, Laura Alice Robbins, was 24. He married Edna Court on 16 August 1920, in Newport, Campbell, Kentucky, United States. He lived in Urbana, Urbana Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Marion, Marion, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 8 August 1957, in Marion, Ohio, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Ohio, United States.
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- Cecil Covalt in household of Aron Covalt, "United States Census, 1920"
- Cecil G. Covault, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Cecil Garard Covualt or Covault, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
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Origin undetermined.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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