Doris Louise Kinser

Brief Life History of Doris Louise

When Doris Louise Kinser was born on 14 May 1929, in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States, her father, Ralph Edward Kinser Sr., was 31 and her mother, Ellen Anna Irene Wood, was 23. She married Billie Kenneth Downey on 28 June 1947, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 5 October 2008, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Billie Kenneth Downey
1926–1992
Doris Louise Kinser
1929–2008
Marriage: 28 June 1947
Glenn Thomas Downey
1950–2001

Sources (5)

  • Doris L Kinser in household of Anna Wood, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Doris Louise Kinser, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
  • Doris Louise Downey, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

1950

United States military forces play a leading role against North Korean and Chinese troops in Korean War.

Name Meaning

South German: variant of Kinzer or Kintzer and, in North America, (also) an altered form of these. Compare Kincer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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