Brief Life History of Dolly
When Dolly Purdy was born on 10 August 1864, in Huron, Ohio, United States, her father, Charles Purdy, was 29 and her mother, Rebecca Dinges, was 28. She married August Rheiner in 1881, in Rice, Cloud, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States for about 10 years and Fresno, California, United States in 1934. She died on 1 January 1941, in Anaheim, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Anaheim, Orange, California, United States.
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- Dolly Rheiner in household of August Rheiner, "United States Census, 1910"
- Dollie Purdy Rheiner, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mrs Dolly Rheiner in entry for August Rheiner, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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World Events (8)
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
1868
Historical Boundaries: 1868: Cherokee, Kansas, United States
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from Old French pour Dieu ‘for God(‘s sake)’, from frequent use of this expression as an oath. See also Perdue .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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