Brief Life History of Marie Pearl 'Mamie'
When Marie Pearl 'Mamie' Dorn was born on 12 September 1892, in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, her father, Malachi Morgan Dorn, was 38 and her mother, Julia Ida Faulkner, was 32. She married Bela Bussey in 1914, in South Carolina, United States. She lived in Washington Township, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States in 1910 and District 120, Richmond, Georgia, United States in 1940. She died on 22 May 1983, in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (16)
- Pearl Bridwell in household of Dan W Bridwell, "United States Census, 1940"
- Mamie Bridwell, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Pearl Bridwell in entry for Dan W Bridwell, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
Spouse and Children
1900–1947 Male
1892–1983 Female
Parents and Siblings
1853–1939 Male
1861–1947 Female
Siblings (6)
1888–1985 Female
1890–1975 Male
1892–1983 Female
1896–1948 Male
1900–1950 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia
Age 1
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 4
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 24
Name Meaning
German: topographic name for someone who lived by a thorn bush or thorn hedge, from Middle High German dorn ‘thorn’, or a habitational name from any of numerous places called with this word. It is also found in Poland and Czechia.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Dorn ‘thorn’.
English: habitational name from Dorn in Blockley, Worcestershire, which is possibly derived from British duro- ‘fort, stronghold’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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