Brief Life History of Betty Jane
Betty Jane Schevie was born on 25 June 1920, in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States. She married Ralph Franklin Taylor on 10 December 1943. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 21 June 1988, in Chico, Butte, California, United States, at the age of 67.
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Family Time Line
Ralph Franklin Taylor
1914–1993
Betty Jane Schevie
1920–1988
Marriage: 10 December 1943
Dennis Harold Taylor
1952–1986
Sources (3)
- Betty Jane Scheve, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"
- Betty Jane Scheave, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"
- Scheave in entry for Dennis Harold Taylor, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
Spouse and Children
1914–1993 Male
1920–1988 Female
Marriage
10 December 1943
Children (1)
1952–1986 Male
World Events (8)
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 3
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Age 14
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
1940
Age 20
Galloping Gertie is the reference used to describe the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It opened on July 1, 1940 four months later it no longer existed. On November 7, 1940 the wind gusts came up to 40 miles an hour causing the bridge to twist and vibrate violently before it collapsed into Puget Sound. The only victim of the bridge collapsing was a three-legged paralyzed dog named Tubby whose owner tried to rescue him from the car but he wouldn’t go with him.
Name Meaning
German: variant of Scheff .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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