Betty Lou Tufteskog

Female1953–28 December 1970

Brief Life History of Betty Lou

When Betty Lou Tufteskog was born in 1953, her father, Melvin Olaus Tufteskog, was 44 and her mother, Mabel Elizabeth Longsdorf, was 34. She died on 28 December 1970, in Yamhill, Oregon, United States, at the age of 17, and was buried in Silverton Cemetery, Silverton, Marion, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

Melvin Olaus Tufteskog
1909–1993
Mabel Elizabeth Longsdorf
1919–2004
Sonja May Tufteskog
1951–1970
Betty Lou Tufteskog
1953–1970
Carolyn Ann Tufteskog
1956–1994
Marilyn Sue Tufteskog
1956–2005

Sources (3)

  • Betty Lou Tufteskog, "Oregon Death Index, 1903-1998"
  • Betty Lou Tufteskog, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Betty Lou Tufteskog, "Find A Grave Index"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (4)

World Events (8)

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

Age 2

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.

1955 · To War in Vietnam

Age 2

The Vietnam War was another civil war brought about from the Cold War. It was fought between the North Vietnamese, who were supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other communist allies, and the South Vietnamese, who were supported by the United States, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Thailand and other anti-communist allies. The war caused two more civil wars in Laos and Cambodia and resulted in all three countries becoming communist states.

1960

Age 7

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

Name Meaning

Pet form of Elizabeth , dating from the 18th century. In the 17th century it is also found occasionally as a pet form of Beatrice . It is now used as a name in its own right.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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