Brief Life History of Carol Jean
When Carol Jean Perdue was born on 20 November 1937, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States, her father, Thomas Van Buren Perdue, was 27 and her mother, Laverne Lola Steakley, was 24. She died on 11 January 1995, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States.
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Sources (4)
- Carol Jean Perdue in household of Van B Perdue, "United States Census, 1940"
- Carol J Wilkinson, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Carol J Wilkinson, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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World Events (8)
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
1941 · Comanche Code Talkers
Many Native Americans from Oklahoma were once again employed as code talkers during WWII to create a code impenetrable by enemies. Rather than Choctaw, a Comanche-language code was developed. Several of these men were sent to invade Normandy to send messages. None of the men were killed and the Comanche code was never broken.
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.
Name Meaning
English and Irish (of Norman and French origin): nickname from Old French par Dieu ‘by God’, which was adopted in Middle English in a variety of more or less heavily altered forms (compare e.g. Pardoe and Purdy ). The surname represents a nickname from a favorite oath. The surname in Ireland belonged to a French Protestant family who settled in County Cork.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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