Brief Life History of Keith E.
When Keith E. Dresser was born on 26 September 1924, in Michigan, United States, his father, Edward Dresser, was 47 and his mother, Emma E. Halpin, was 54. He married Marilynn Macoit on 10 September 1948, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. He lived in Big Rapids, Mecosta, Michigan, United States for about 10 years and Mountainhome, Barrett Township, Monroe, Pennsylvania, United States in 1998. He registered for military service in 1943. He died on 28 December 1991, in Mecosta, Michigan, United States, at the age of 67.
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- Kent Dresser in household of Edward Dresser, "United States Census, 1940"
- Keith E Dresser, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
- Keith E Dresser, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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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
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1942 · The Japanese American internment
Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.
Name Meaning
German: eastern variant of Drescher .
English (Durham and Yorkshire): occupational name for someone who dressed or finished cloth, from Middle English dresser, dress(o)ur ‘director, guide; dresser or finisher of textiles etc.’ Compare Fuller .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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