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Personal data Olive Speers 


Household of Olive Speers

She is married to Earl Vance Blissard.

They got married on July 8, 1933 at Bloomingdale, Du Page Co., IL, she was 23 years old.

Earl Vance Blissard oo Olive Speers

Marriage source: Stroup, Ron, Blizzard Chart, (Shelby OH, R.S., xxi Feb MCMXCVI) <>

Child(ren):

  1. Rex Lee Blissard  1934-1989 


Notes about Olive Speers

Olive Speers

Source: Author: Stroup, Ron, Title: Blizzard Chart, (Publication location: Shelby OH, Publisher: R.S., Publication date: xxi Feb MCMXCVI)

Author: Preston, Steve, Title: "Preston Daughters Family History," (Publication location unknown, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=spreston&id=I3179, Publication date: xiii Aug MMXIII), Repository: TheCloud

"... Living Speers Sex: F

Father: William Robert Speers b: 21 NOV 1866 in Tennessee Mother: Alice Smith b: 16 MAR 1869 in New Chillicothe, Ohio

Marriage 1 Earl V. Blissard b: 29 NOV 1907 in Gibson City, Ford County, Illinois" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Olive Speers

Alice Smith
1869-1939

Olive Speers
1909-1982

1933

Earl Vance Blissard
1907-1976

Rex Lee Blissard
1934-1989

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Historical events

Birthday December 16, 1909

  • The temperature on December 16, 1909 was between -5.6 °C and 0.7 °C and averaged -2.4 °C. There was 1.8 hours of sunshine (23%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
    • January 23 » RMSRepublic, a passenger ship of the White Star Line, becomes the first ship to use the CQD distress signal after colliding with another ship, the SS Florida, off the Massachusetts coastline, an event that kills six people. The Republic sinks the next day.
    • January 25 » Richard Strauss's opera Elektra receives its debut performance at the Dresden State Opera.
    • March 10 » By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates.
    • April 6 » Robert Peary and Matthew Henson become the first people to reach the North Pole; Peary's claim has been disputed because of failings in his navigational ability.
    • May 13 » The first Giro d'Italia starts from Milan. Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna will be the winner.
    • September 7 » Eugène Lefebvre crashes a new French-built Wright biplane during a test flight at Juvisy, south of Paris, becoming the first aviator in the world to lose his life in a powered heavier-than-air craft.

Day of marriage July 8, 1933

  • The temperature on July 8, 1933 was between 15.9 °C and 26.3 °C and averaged 21.0 °C. There was 11.4 hours of sunshine (69%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1933: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.2 million citizens.
    • March 15 » Austrian Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss keeps members of the National Council from convening, starting the Austrofascist dictatorship.
    • May 10 » Censorship: In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings.
    • August 24 » The Crescent Limited train derails in Washington, D.C., after the bridge it is crossing is washed out by the 1933 Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane.
    • September 13 » Elizabeth McCombs becomes the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament.
    • November 8 » Great Depression: New Deal: US President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million unemployed.
    • November 17 » The United States recognizes the Soviet Union.

Day of death December 14, 1982

  • The temperature on December 14, 1982 was between -2.8 and 1.9 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 0.9 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, September 11, 1981 to Saturday, May 29, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt II, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Saturday, May 29, 1982 to Thursday, November 4, 1982 the cabinet Van Agt III, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, November 4, 1982 to Monday, July 14, 1986 the cabinet Lubbers I, with Drs. R.F.M. Lubbers (CDA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1982: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 14.3 million citizens.
    • April 30 » The Bijon Setu massacre occurs in Calcutta, India.
    • May 4 » Twenty sailors are killed when the British Type 42 destroyer HMSSheffield is hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile during the Falklands War.
    • June 21 » John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
    • July 23 » Outside Santa Clarita, California, actor Vic Morrow and two children are killed when a helicopter crashes onto them while shooting a scene from Twilight Zone: The Movie.
    • September 1 » The United States Air Force Space Command is founded.
    • September 16 » Lebanon War: The Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon takes place.


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