Jewell Massengale

Brief Life History of Jewell

When Jewell Massengale was born on 29 August 1905, in Bryson, Jack, Texas, United States, her father, David Harold "Burk" Massengale, was 25 and her mother, Annie Bell Caldwell, was 20. She married Pvt Earnest Rhodes in 1926. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, Jack, Texas, United States in 1940 and Jack, Texas, United States in 1950. She died on 8 September 1985, in Monahans, Ward, Texas, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Jacksboro, Jack, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Pvt Earnest Rhodes
1895–1981
Jewell Massengale
1905–1985
Marriage: 1926
Thelma Lee Rhodes
1928–2017
May Dell Rhodes
1929–2022
Earnest Glen Rhodes
1939–

Sources (12)

  • Jewel Rhodes, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Jewell Massengale, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
  • Jewell Rhodes, "United States Social Security Death Index"

World Events (8)

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York

Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Masongill (see Massengill ).

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

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