Brief Life History of Andrew James
When Andrew James Dockery was born on 1 June 1866, in Cherokee, North Carolina, United States, his father, William Morganton Dockery, was 33 and his mother, Malissa A. Moore, was 24. He married Sarah Missouri Wood in 1892, in North Carolina, United States. He lived in Centre, Cherokee, Alabama, United States in 1920 and Election Precinct 6 Center, Cherokee, Alabama, United States in 1930. He died on 5 November 1936, in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States, at the age of 70.
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- James Dockrey in household of William Dockrey, "United States Census, 1870"
- James Andrew Dockery, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
- James Andrew Dockery in entry for Sarah Missouri Wood Dockery, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
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1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
1871
Historical Boundaries: 1871: Jefferson, Alabama, United States [Spreads across Jefferson and Shelby counties]
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Dockray , a habitational name from any of several places in Cumbria called Dockray, from Middle English dokke (Old English docce) ‘docks or sorrel’ + Middle English wra (Old Norse vrá) ‘nook’, meaning ‘nook where dock grows’.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dochraidh ‘descendant of Dochradh’, a personal name that is a variant of Dochartach (see Doherty ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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