Brief Life History of Charlie Algern
When Charlie Algern Key was born on 15 December 1904, in Franklin, Alabama, United States, his father, Henry Meredith Key, was 18 and his mother, Viola Jane Scott, was 16. He had at least 2 sons with Jewel Gladys Files. He lived in Beat 3, Prentiss, Mississippi, United States in 1940. He died on 7 February 1971, in Itawamba, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Kirkville, Itawamba, Mississippi, United States.
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- Algern Key, "United States Census, 1940"
- Charlie A Key in entry for Wallace E Key, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
- Legacy NFS Source: Charlie Algern Key - Individual or family possessions: male
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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.
1907 · Boll Weevil Destroys Most the Cotton Crop
When the boll weevil threatened most the Mississippi Delta, it put the state’s cotton crop in peril. By the time the boll weevil reached Mississippi it had already destroyed four million bales of cotton. This added up to $238 million at the time or about 6 billion in present day. The boll weevil depends on cotton for every stage of its life.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
English, Irish, and German: variant of Kay .
Dutch: variant, archaic or Americanized, of Keij, from the personal name Kei(je), possibly a vernacular form of Cornelius , Nicolas or Gerrit (see Gerrits ). Compare De Kay .
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 祁, see Qi 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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