Luther Duvall

Brief Life History of Luther

When Luther Duvall was born on 14 July 1927, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, his father, Bernis Ted Duvall, was 20 and his mother, Magdeline Groves, was 18. He lived in Graham, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States in 1930 and Magisterial District 3, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States for about 5 years. He died on 30 November 2008, in Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Depoy, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Luther Duvall
1927–2008
Daisy Nell Groves
1941–2021

Sources (3)

  • Luther Duvall in household of Bernis Duvall, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Luther Duvall, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
  • Luther Duvall in household of Jack Groves, "United States Census, 1930"

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World Events (8)

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.

1936 · The Last Public Hanging in Kentucky

The hanging of Rainey Bethea on August 14,1936, in Owensboro, Kentucky was the last pubic hanging in the state and the United States. Anywhere from 15,000-20,000 people showed up for this event. The media was all over the hanging since the Sheriff of Davies county was a female, even though she did not pull levers. Because of the media coverage and the circus it caused, this was the last hanging.

1949 · NATO is Established

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance between 29 North American and European countries. The agreement of the alliance is to help defend each other if attacked by an external country. The last country to enter was Montenegro in 2017.

Name Meaning

Altered form of French Duval . It is also found in England, where it is in part of Huguenot origin. Compare Devaul .

History: This surname is listed along with its original form Duval in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.

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

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