Nellie Vada Tolar

Brief Life History of Nellie Vada

When Nellie Vada Tolar was born on 17 November 1925, in Carmona, Polk, Texas, United States, her father, James Wyatt Tolar, was 27 and her mother, Emmaline Chambless, was 24. She married Harry Doyle Christian on 25 October 1943, in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Tyler, Texas, United States in 1930. She died on 8 September 2003, in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Restlawn Memorial Park, Vidor, Orange, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harry Doyle Christian
1924–2008
Nellie Vada Tolar
1925–2003
Marriage: 25 October 1943
Harry Michial Christian
1951–1981

Sources (11)

  • Nellie V Tolar in household of Wyatt Tolar, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Nellie V Christian, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Miss Nellie  V. Tolar in entry for Harry Doyle Christian, "Texas, Hardin County, Marriage Records, 1837-2009"

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World Events (8)

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1929 · The Great Depression Arrives

Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.

1947 · The Presidential Succession Act

The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.

Name Meaning

Czech: nickname from tolar, denoting a silver coin, named in German Thaler after the silver mines at Joachimsthal (‘Joachim's valley’; Czech name: Jáchymov) in Bohemia. Compare Thaler and Dollar .

Slovenian: from German Thaler , which was partly applied as a translation of Slovenian Dolar .

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

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