Brief Life History of Patricia J.
When Patricia J. King was born on 30 June 1927, in Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, United States, her father, Edward King, was 39 and her mother, Marvel Melling, was 37. She married James Franklin Irish on 16 January 1948, in Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, United States. She died on 23 July 2001, in Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in McDonough, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (3)
- Patty King, "United States Census, 1930"
- Patricia J King in entry for James F Irish, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
- Patricia June Irish, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1932 · The Miners Union
After a contract proposal reducing wages by $1.10 a day, employees of the United Mine Workers came together and created the Progressive Miners of America in southern Illinois. After discontent arose over the 67 years of operation, the union was dissolved.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English king ‘king’ (Old English cyning, cyng), perhaps acquired by someone with kingly qualities or as a pageant name by someone who had acted the part of a king or had been chosen as the master of ceremonies or ‘king’ of an event such as a tournament, festival or folk ritual. In North America, the surname King has absorbed several European cognates and equivalents with the same meaning, for example German König (see Koenig ) and Küng, French Roy , Slovenian, Croatian, or Serbian Kralj , Polish Krol . It is also very common among African Americans. It is also found as an artificial Jewish surname.
English: occasionally from the Middle English personal name King, originally an Old English nickname from the vocabulary word cyning, cyng ‘king’.
Irish: adopted for a variety of names containing the syllable rí (which means ‘king’ in Irish).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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