Brief Life History of Herman Cole
When Herman Cole Seawell was born on 3 July 1914, in Cordova, Richmond, North Carolina, United States, his father, George Alfred Seawell, was 29 and his mother, Julia Frances Hicks, was 35. He married Ellen Grace Stogner on 17 July 1932, in Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He registered for military service in 1945. He died on 3 February 1972, in Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Rockingham, Richmond, North Carolina, United States.
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- Herman C Seawell, "United States Census, 1950"
- Herman Cole Sewell, "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922"
- Herman Seawell, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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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.
1918
In 1918, the Chief of Field Artillery, General William J. Snow, seeking an area having suitable terrain, adequate water, rail facilities and a climate for year-round training, decided that the area now known as Fort Bragg met all of the desired criteria. Consequently, Camp Bragg came into existence on Sept. 4, 1918. Camp Bragg was named for a native North Carolinian Gen. Braxton Bragg for his actions during the Mexican-American war.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Sewell and Sewall .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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