Jesse Alvin Dorough

Brief Life History of Jesse Alvin

When Jesse Alvin Dorough was born on 14 May 1890, in Leeds, Jefferson, Alabama, United States, his father, William Frank Dorough, was 38 and his mother, Martha Emeline Pearson, was 33. He married Lydia Winifred Hood on 30 May 1914. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Election Precinct 12, Jefferson, Alabama, United States in 1900 and At Sea in 1910. He died on 18 April 1932, in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Alabama, United States.

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Jesse Alvin Dorough
1890–1932
Lydia Winifred Hood
1893–1975
Marriage: 30 May 1914
Barbara Eileen Dorough
1917–2001
Mary Eugenia Dorough
1921–2004

Sources (15)

  • Jesse A Dorough, "United States Census, 1910"
  • J A Dourough, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Jesse Alvin Dorough, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

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.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1902 · So Much Farm Land

A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.

Name Meaning

Irish (northern): variant of Darragh .

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

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