Brief Life History of Joseph A
When Joseph A Langford was born on 2 June 1907, in Georgia, United States, his father, Sidney Johnson Langford, was 44 and his mother, Nora Lena Collins, was 30. He lived in District 370, Franklin, Georgia, United States in 1910 and Royston, Franklin, Georgia, United States in 1930. He died on 30 July 1985, in DeKalb, Georgia, United States, at the age of 78.
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- Joe A Langlarf, "United States Census, 1930"
- Joe A Langford in household of Sydney J Langford, "United States Census, 1910"
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World Events (8)
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
1922 · Women Granted the Right to Vote
The 19th Amendment, which allowed women the right to vote, was passed and became federal law on August 26, 1920. Georgia law prevented women from voting until 1922. The amendment wasn’t officially ratified until 1970.
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of several places called with Old English lang ‘long’ + ford ‘ford’, such as Langford (Bedfordshire, Nottinghamshire, Essex, Norfolk).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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