Brief Life History of Birdie Viola
When Birdie Viola Stephen was born on 22 December 1900, in Dublin, Erath, Texas, United States, her father, William Neal Stephen, was 23 and her mother, Henrietta Bell Bettis, was 22. She married Robert Rorax Dolberry in 1916, in Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Monahans, Ward, Texas, United States in 1935 and Eldorado, Schleicher, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 29 April 1990, in Andrews, Andrews, Texas, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Andrews County Cemetery, Andrews, Andrews, Texas, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Birdie Chesshire in household of Joe B Chesshire, "United States Census, 1940"
- Birdie Viola Stephen, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981"
- Birdie Dolberry, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
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World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1908
Historical Boundaries: 1908: Andrews, Texas, United States
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: from the personal name Stephen, a vernacular form of Biblical Latin Stephanus, Greek Stephanos (from Greek stephanos ‘crown’). The modern English form is also spelled Steven ; the -ph- spelling is due to medieval clerks' knowledge of the Biblical Latin form.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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