Brief Life History of Billie Burke
When Billie Burke Derrick was born on 3 September 1923, in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, her father, Henry Braddock Derrick, was 33 and her mother, Jatta Minerva McDaniel, was 26. She married Luigi De Paoli on 27 October 1973, in Elko, Nevada, United States. She died on 23 February 2009, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Vernal Memorial Park, Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States.
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- Billie Derrick in household of Henry B Derrick, "United States Census, 1930"
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- Wessel Billie Van, "Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005"
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World Events (8)
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1928 · The Tower Theater
The Tower Theatre is a historic film theater operated by the Salt Lake Film Society. The theater presents independent films and is a venue for the Sundance Film Festival. It also presents classic films on occasional weekends and hosts a movie-rental library for those that want to expand their cinematic knowledge.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
Name Meaning
English (of Dutch origin): from the personal name Die(de)rik, a Dutch and Low German form of the ancient Germanic name Theodoric (see Terry ), composed of the elements theud ‘people, race’ + rīc ‘power(ful), rich’.
Americanized form of any of several Flemish, German, and Dutch surnames based on the personal name Diederik (see 1 above), such as Derck , Derick , Derk , and Derek .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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