Brief Life History of Joseph LaDoris
When Joseph LaDoris Atkinson was born on 30 May 1891, in Burlingame, Shawnee, Kansas, United States, his father, Joseph Atkinson, was 41 and his mother, Mary Alice Entwistle, was 33. He married Phebe Ann Merrill on 20 September 1926, in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States for about 10 years and Alameda Election Precinct 1, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 22 May 1972, in St. Maries, Benewah, Idaho, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States.
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- Joseph Ladoris Atkinson, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Joseph Ladorose Atkinson, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Joseph L Atkinson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
Name Meaning
English (northern): patronymic from the personal name Atkin or Adkin, pet forms of Adam.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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