Reba Jimmie Octa Belt Griffin

Brief Life History of Reba Jimmie Octa

When Reba Jimmie Octa Belt Griffin was born on 24 July 1892, in Navarro, Texas, United States, her father, James Lewis Belt, was 33 and her mother, Frances Ann Woodard, was 29. She had at least 2 sons with William Charles Griffin. She lived in Olustee, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 1, Potter, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 4 November 1960, in Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Lockney, Floyd, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Charles Griffin
1889–1946
Reba Jimmie Octa Belt Griffin
1892–1960
Billy George Griffin
1935–2019
Billy Bob Pinner
1935–2013

Sources (20)

  • Reba Griffin in household of W C Griffin, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Reba J. Belt, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981"
  • Octa Belt, "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973"

World Events (8)

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1910 · The BSA is Made

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

Name Meaning

English and North German: metonymic occupational name for a leather belt or strap maker or a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive belt, from Middle English belt ‘belt, girdle’ (Old English belt), Middle Low German balt.

German: from a short form of the ancient Germanic personal name Baldher (see Belter ).

North German: habitational name from a place called Beelte (see Belter 2).

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

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