Brief Life History of Violette
When Violette Massie was born on 12 January 1895, in Missouri, United States, her father, Charles Melvin Massie, was 34 and her mother, Flora Isabelle Diehl, was 30. She married Earl De Witt Doxsee Sr. on 9 April 1961, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. She lived in Fields Creek Township, Henry, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Stockton, San Joaquin, California, United States in 1920. She died on 17 October 1981, in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Violet Massey in household of Charles M Massey, "United States Census, 1910"
- Violette B Yerge, "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985"
- Violette M Doxsee, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
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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.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Aberdeen): variant of Massey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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