Brief Life History of Veda
When Veda Deck was born on 8 December 1906, in Texas, Missouri, United States, her father, Horace Deck, was 25 and her mother, Frances Irene Flowers, was 22. She married Roy Houston Gourley on 10 May 1925, in Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Cass Township, Texas, Missouri, United States for about 10 years. She died on 6 September 1999, in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States.
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- Vida Gourley in household of Ray H Gourley, "United States Census, 1940"
- Veda Gourley, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Vida Gourley in household of Roy H Gourley, "United States Census, 1930"
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1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
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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