Frankie Jane Wofford

Female11 December 1944–27 January 1997

Brief Life History of Frankie Jane

When Frankie Jane Wofford was born on 11 December 1944, in Orange, Texas, United States, her father, Frankie Edward Wofford, was 18 and her mother, Ethelyn Weona Harrison, was 19. She married Robert Ray Roach on 17 November 1962, in Orange, Orange, Texas, United States. She lived in Vinton, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States in 1950. She died on 27 January 1997, in Texas, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Port Neches, Jefferson, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Ray Roach
1941–1968
Frankie Jane Wofford
1944–1997
Marriage: 17 November 1962

Sources (6)

  • Jane Wafford, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Frankie Jane Wofford, "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997"
  • Frankie Jane Ware, "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 November 1962Orange, Orange, Texas, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1945 · Peace in a Post War World

    Age 1

    The Yalta Conference was held in Crimea to talk about establishing peace and postwar reorganization in post-World War II Europe. The heads of government that were attending were from the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. Later the Conference would become a subject of controversy at the start of the Cold War.

    1949 · 1950s Texas Drought

    Age 5

    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.

    1960

    Age 16

    Squaw Valley, California, United States hosts Winter Olympic Games.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Wolford . This surname is now rare in Britain.

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

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