Brief Life History of Newell Cecil
When Newell Cecil Wasley was born on 2 September 1896, in Platteville, Weld, Colorado, United States, his father, John Henry Wasley, was 41 and his mother, Minnie Margaret McCarty, was 28. He married Ruth M Heideman on 11 February 1947, in Los Angeles, California, United States. He lived in Election Precinct 6 Platteville, Weld, Colorado, United States in 1910 and United States in 1949. He died on 26 February 1960, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Lewell C Wasley, "United States Census, 1940"
- Newell Cecil Wasley, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Newell Cecil Wasley, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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World Events (8)
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.
1901 · City Hall Built
The Old Colorado Springs city Hall was built between 1901-1905. It was in use until 1997. The historical building was designed by Thomas Barber and Thomas MacLaren.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name perhaps from Wesley's Farm in Romsley (Worcestershire). The placename derives from Old English west ‘west, western’ + lēah ‘wood, woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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