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Booth, Evangeline Cory

(Encyclopedia) Booth, Evangeline Cory, 1865–1950, general of the Salvation Army, b. England; daughter of William Booth. At the age of 17, she began evangelistic preaching. She was field commissioner…

Evangeline Parish, LA Census Data

People QuickFactsEvangeline ParishLouisianaPopulation, 2005 estimate 35,5404,523,628Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005 0.3%1.2%Population, 2000 35,4344,468,976Persons…

Evangeline Parish LA Social Statistics

SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school9,554100.0Nursery school, preschool6646.9Kindergarten6296.6Elementary school (grades 1-8)4,91551.4High…

Evangeline Parish LA Economic Statistics

SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over26,147100.0In labor force12,02246.0Civilian labor force12,02146.0Employed11,14942.6Unemployed8723.3Percent of civilian labor…

Evangeline Parish LA Housing Statistics

SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units14,258100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached11,30479.31-unit, attached1481.02 units2942.13 or 4 units2161.55 to 9 units1230.910 to 19 units530.420 or…

Booth, William

(Encyclopedia) Booth, William, 1829–1912, English religious leader, founder and first general of the Salvation Army, b. Nottingham. Originally a local preacher for the Wesleyan Methodists, he went (…

Samuel LILLY, Congress, NJ (1815-1880)

LILLY Samuel , a Representative from New Jersey; born in Geneva, N.Y., October 28, 1815; moved to Lambertville, N.J., in 1829; attended Rev. P.O. Studdiford's classical school; was graduated…

William LILLY, Congress, PA (1821-1893)

LILLY William , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Penn Yan, Yates County, N.Y., June 3, 1821; moved to Carbon County, Pa., in 1838; elected colonel of one of the militia regiments of…

Hellman, Lillian

(Encyclopedia) Hellman, Lillian, 1905–84, American dramatist, b. New Orleans. Her plays, although often melodramatic, are marked by intelligence and craftsmanship. The Children's Hour (1934), her…