Dora Etta Dycus

22 October 1866–4 February 1900 (Age 33)
Marshall, Kentucky, United States

The Life Summary of Dora Etta

When Dora Etta Dycus was born on 22 October 1866, in Marshall, Kentucky, United States, her father, Jackson Vanburen Dycus, was 29 and her mother, Sally Catherine Curd, was 20. She married Andrew Loring Chumbler on 21 September 1887, in Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Birmingham, Marshall, Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Magisterial District 3, Marshall, Kentucky, United States in 1880. She died on 4 February 1900, in Marshall, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Wilson Cemetery, Calvert City, Marshall, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Loring Chumbler
1861–1906
Dora Etta Dycus
1866–1900
Marriage: 21 September 1887
Libby Maude Chumbler
1888–1920
Carl Wils Chumbler
1891–1960
Lyda Dora Chumbler
1894–1922
Grace Dexter Chumbler
1897–1977

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 September 1887Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

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    World Events (8)

    1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
    Age 1
    This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
    1868 · Impeach the President!
    Age 2
    Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
    1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
    Age 10
    The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

    Name Meaning

    Probably an altered form of English Dykes . Compare Dicus and Deycous .Possibly also an altered form of some other similar (like-sounding) surname, such as German Dieckhaus and Dutch Dijkhuis (see Dykhuis ).History: The first Dycus or Dicus (or Dicas, as the name was also recorded at that time) in America was William Dicas, a tobacco planter in Chestertown, MD, who married Elizabeth Ambrose in 1707 in Kent County, MD, and died there in 1734. His descendants trace the ancestry to England. One of the descendants established the town of Dycusburg, KY, in 1847. There were reportedly also two or three other early immigrants from the British Isles and Germany whose descendants bear the names Dycus or Dicus.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Dykes
    Dicus
    Deycous

    Sources (16)

    • Dora Dycus in household of Jackson V Dycus, "United States Census, 1880"
    • Dora Dyens in entry for Lupre E. Stahl and Libby M. Chumbler, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
    • Dora Dycus in entry for Mrs. Libbie Maud Stahl, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"

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