Brief Life History of Billy Joe
When Billy Joe Ladd was born in 1935, in Mississippi, United States, his father, Sidney Hobison Ladd Sr., was 32 and his mother, Annie Ethel Martin, was 32. He had at least 1 daughter with Bobbie Nell Savell. He lived in Beat 1, Neshoba, Mississippi, United States in 1940 and Philadelphia, Neshoba, Mississippi, United States in 1950. He died on 13 July 2018, at the age of 83, and was buried in Neshoba, Mississippi, United States.
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Family Time Line
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- Billy J Ladd, "United States 1950 Census"
- Billy Joe Ladd, "Find A Grave Index"
- Billy Joe Ladd in entry for Mr Howard Ladd, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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World Events (8)
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
1939 · First Oil Well in Mississippi Located in Yazoo County
Fredric F. Mellen was a geologist that was surveyed a clay and minerals project. While doing this he instead struck oil and started the oil industry in Mississippi.
1958 · The First U.S. Satellite in Space
Explorer 1 was the first satellite of the United States to be launched and successfully orbit the Earth.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English lad(de) ‘lad’, of obscure origin, used as an occupational name for a young male attendant, a servant, a status name for a man of low birth, or a nickname for a rogue or ruffian.
History: Most American bearers of this name trace their ancestry to Daniel Ladd, who emigrated from London to Ipswich, MA, in 1634.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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