Sylvia Carmen Mote

Female2 September 1934–5 August 2018

Brief Life History of Sylvia Carmen

When Sylvia Carmen Mote was born on 2 September 1934, in Electra, Wichita, Texas, United States, her father, Joseph Bailey Mote, was 27 and her mother, Ellen Lorraine Bishop, was 17. She lived in United States in 1949 and Casa Grande, Lambayeque, Peru in 2007. She died on 5 August 2018, in Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Amarillo, Randall, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Bailey Mote
1907–1989
Ellen Lorraine Bishop
1917–2007
Sylvia Carmen Mote
1934–2018
Karan Jan Mote
1940–1977

Sources (16)

  • Sylvia Mote, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Sylvia Carmen Mote, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
  • Texas, U.S., Marriage Index, 1824-2017

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World Events (8)

1935 · The FBI is Established

Age 1

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.

1949 · 1950s Texas Drought

Age 15

One of most intense, costly, and devastating droughts ever recorded in the state of Texas. The entire state was in a state of drought by the summer of 1951. Less than 30-50% of the normal rainfall was received during this period. The state was plagued with dust storms similar to those from the infamous Dust Bowl. The drought ended in a destructive manner throughout 1957; storms, hail, tornadoes, and deadly floods.

1956 · The Federal Aid Highway Act

Age 22

With the construction of 41,000 miles of the Interstate Highway System, the Federal Aid Highway Act made way for the largest public works project in American history at that time. One of the purposes was to provide military access to places in case of an attack.

Name Meaning

English (Middlesex and Cambridgeshire): variant of Moat .

In some cases possibly also French: rare variant of Motte 1.

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

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