Brief Life History of Gladys H
When Gladys H Gunter was born on 24 January 1898, in Carmi Township, White, Illinois, United States, her father, Milton C Gunter, was 35 and her mother, Emma Jane Witters, was 29. She married Roy Franklin Matheny I in 1915. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Hawthorne Township, White, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. She died on 12 December 1957, in Bethany, Moultrie, Illinois, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Dunn, Moultrie, Illinois, United States.
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- Gladys Gifford, "United States Census, 1940"
- Gladys H. Hardy, "Find A Grave Index"
- Gladys Hazel Hardy, "Illinois, Macon County, Decatur Public Library Collections, 1879-2007"
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1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
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.
Name Meaning
German (mainly Günter) and English: from the ancient Germanic personal name Gunter (Old French Gontier), composed of the elements gund ‘battle’ + hari, heri ‘army’. Compare Guenter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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