Oleva Bratton

Brief Life History of Oleva

When Oleva Bratton was born on 19 June 1916, in Leslie, Searcy, Arkansas, United States, her father, Ezra Bratton, was 33 and her mother, Minnie Myrtle Griffin, was 30. She married Homer Hammonds on 25 April 1946, in Searcy, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Wileys Cove, Searcy, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years and Little Texas Township, Scott, Arkansas, United States in 1940. She died on 11 September 1957, at the age of 41.

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Family Time Line

Homer Hammonds
1915–
Oleva Bratton
1916–1957
Marriage: 25 April 1946
William Carroll Bratton
1937–

Sources (6)

  • Olevia Bratton in household of Ezra Bratton, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Olena Bratton, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • Oleva Hammons, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"

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World Events (8)

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting

In 1922, Harvey C. Couch Sr. started WOK the first radio station in Arkansas. After a trip to Pittsburgh and the KDKA radio he came up with the idea for Workers of Killowatts (WOK). WOK had no commercials which was nice for the listeners.

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 the places called Bratten (in Shropshire, Somerset, and Wiltshire) or from Bratton Clovelly or Bratton Fleming in Devon. The Shropshire and Somerset places are named with Old English brōc ‘brook’ + tūn ‘settlement’. The Wiltshire and Devon names are from Old English brǣc ‘newly cultivated ground’ + tūn.

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

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