Brief Life History of Bruce Dallas
When Bruce Dallas Sandifer was born on 11 September 1905, in Butte, Silver Bow, Montana, United States, his father, George Wesley Sandifer, was 23 and his mother, Myrtle Viola Kemmerer, was 23. He married Viola Bell New about 1929, in Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Magisterial District 2 Forks of Elkhorn, Franklin, Kentucky, United States in 1940 and Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, United States in 1950. He died on 26 August 1985, in Sumter, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, United States.
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- Bruce Sandifer, "United States 1950 Census"
- Bruce D Sandifer, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Bruce Dallas Sandifer, "Kentucky, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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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.
1912 · McCreary County Created
Named after James B. McCreary a Confederate war hero and two time Governor of Kentucky McCreary County was created in 1912.
1926 · Mammoth Cave is Discovered
In 1926, in central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave was discovered. It dates back to Mississippian times and consists of over four hundred miles of passageway. On July 1, 1941, the cave was made a National Park.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Sandyford in Delamere Forest (Cheshire), from Middle English sandi ‘sandy’ + ford ‘ford’ (Old English sandig, ford). Places of the same name and etymological origin are known in Staffordshire, Durham, and Northumberland, and so this surname may well have multiple origins. Compare Sandefer , Sandefur , and Sandiford .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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