Brief Life History of James Lester
When James Lester Deck was born on 1 February 1909, in Texas, Missouri, United States, his father, Horace Deck, was 27 and his mother, Frances Irene Flowers, was 24. He had at least 1 daughter with Hazel Forrest Hale. He lived in Cass Township, Texas, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. He died on 31 May 1978, in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States.
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- Lester Deck in household of Horace Deck, "United States Census, 1930"
- James Deck, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- James L Deck in household of Horace Deck, "United States Census, 1920"
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1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
1910 · The Mann Act
This Act makes engaging in transport of any woman for any immoral purpose, prostitution, illegal. Its primary intent was to address prostitution, immorality, and human trafficking, particularly where trafficking was for the purposes of prostitution.
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.
Name Meaning
South German: metonymic occupational name for a roofer, from Middle High German decke ‘covering, roof’. Compare the later form Decker .
Dutch and North German: from the personal name Deck, a local pet form of Dutch Diederik (see Dederick ) or German Dietrich .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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