Brief Life History of Jewel Edwina
When Jewel Edwina Deatherage was born on 27 April 1917, in Des Moines, Union, New Mexico, United States, her father, Arthur Edwin Deatherage, was 20 and her mother, Wilma Taylor, was 17. She married Cecil Emmons Church on 7 July 1936. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Justice Precinct 2, Hidalgo, Texas, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. She died on 5 August 1983, in New Albuquerque Post Office, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Albuquerque, Bernalillo, New Mexico, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Jewel E Church, "United States 1950 Census"
- Jewel Warren, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Jewell Church in entry for Cecil Emmons Church, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1923 · Oil is Discovered on the Navajo Reservation
Oil was discovered on the Navajo Reservation in the 1920's. The Navajos did not want to lease any of the land towards the exploration for oil and gas. They were soon made a deal that they would be hired for all unskilled work if they would lease the land and, reluctantly, they gave in. Albert Fall, a Senator from New Mexico and was extremely hostile towards Indian rights.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Detherage .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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