Gladys Mae Petty

Brief Life History of Gladys Mae

When Gladys Mae Petty was born on 20 July 1921, in Zena, Delaware, Oklahoma, United States, her father, Clarence Franklin Petty, was 31 and her mother, Eura Mae Howard, was 33. She married Clifford Bryan Baker Jr on 23 November 1941, in Jasper, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Ketchum, Craig, Oklahoma, United States in 1940 and Afton, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States in 1950. She died on 30 January 1978, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Afton, Ottawa, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clifford Bryan Baker Jr
1922–2002
Gladys Mae Petty
1921–1978
Marriage: 23 November 1941
Russell Lee Baker
1946–2012

Sources (19)

  • Gladys Baker, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Gladys Mae Petty - Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: Gladys Mae Petty
  • Gladys Mae Petty, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"

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World Events (8)

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1929 · The Great Depression Arrives

Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.

1937 · The Neutrality Act

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Petit . The name is also found inIreland, the main branch there having been established in County Kerryin the 17th century by Sir William Petty.

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

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