Roy Vernon Lockridge

Brief Life History of Roy Vernon

When Roy Vernon Lockridge was born on 6 October 1895, in Warsaw, Benton, Missouri, United States, his father, Jasper Newton Lockridge, was 25 and his mother, Laura Luella Kitchin, was 26. He married Rena May Thruston on 3 May 1924. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Alhambra, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930 and Glendale Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 5 years. He died on 9 May 1976, in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Roy Vernon Lockridge
1895–1976
Rena May Thruston
1897–1985
Marriage: 3 May 1924
Barbara Joyce Lockridge
1927–1940

Sources (17)

  • Roy V Lockridge, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Roy V Lockridge, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Roy Vernon Lockridge, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

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World Events (8)

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.

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

Irish: variant of Loughridge .

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

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