Brief Life History of Billy Leroy
When Billy Leroy Cooksey was born on 31 October 1938, in Redtop, Dallas, Missouri, United States, his father, Roy David Cooksey, was 26 and his mother, Eula Francis Rogers, was 34. He lived in United States in 1949 and Camarillo, Ventura, California, United States in 1950. He died on 22 December 2000, in Redding, Shasta, California, United States, at the age of 62.
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Sources (5)
- Billy Lee Cooksey, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Billy Leroy Cooksey - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Billy Leroy Cooksey
- Legacy NFS Source: Billy Leroy Cooksey - Government record: Social Security record: death: 22 December 2000; Redding, Shasta, California, United States
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World Events (8)
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
1953 · Grizzly Bear Becomes State Animal
The California grizzly bear became designated as the state animal in 1953.
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.
Name Meaning
English (West Midlands): habitational name from a place in Worcestershire named Cooksey, from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Cucu (perhaps a byname from Old English cwicu ‘lively’) + Old English ēg ‘island’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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