Brief Life History of Betty Jo
When Betty Jo Owen was born on 18 August 1930, in Abernathy, Hale, Texas, United States, her father, Carroll Lee Owen, was 26 and her mother, Catherine " Katie" Heath, was 24. She married William Hayden Pearce in 1976. She lived in Justice Precinct 4, Lubbock, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 24 August 2013, in Abernathy, Hale, Texas, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Abernathy Cemetery, Abernathy, Hale, Texas, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Betty Joe Smithee, "United States 1950 Census"
- Bettie Joe Owen, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
- Betty O Owen, "Texas Marriages, 1966-2010"
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1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
1949 · 1950s Texas Drought
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.
1954 · Right to Serve on Juries
In 1954, women finally won the right to serve on juries.
Name Meaning
Welsh: from the personal name Owain, from Latin Eugenius (see Eugene ). This Welsh personal name is cognate with Old Irish Eogán, see 2 and 3.
Scottish and Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eoghain ‘son of Eoghan’. See McEwen .
Irish: from Ó hEoghain, ‘descendant of Eoghan’. See Ewen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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