Brief Life History of Carl Flournoy
When Carl Flournoy La Vo was born on 29 September 1902, in Smithville, Bastrop, Texas, United States, his father, Howard Horatio Lavo, was 28 and his mother, Johnnie Armona Maddux, was 20. He married Ivy LaVon Canning on 16 April 1923, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Richmond, Contra Costa, California, United States in 1930 and Eden Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1921. He died on 13 May 1969, in San Francisco, California, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Hayward, Alameda, California, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Carl F La Vo, "United States Census, 1930"
- Carl F. Lavo, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- Carl Flournoy la Vo, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
1905 · Construction of the Praetorian Building
Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Hung, Cuong, Anh, Thanh, Ha, Hoang, Tuan, Chau, Hao, Hien, Hoa, Hue, Nam, Phong, Sinh, Tuong, Min, Tam, Tanh, Thai, Tham, Tinh, Yeong. Chinese Hong, Hang, Sang, Tong, Chan, Chi, Hwa Ja, Hyung, Kam, Ki Bong, Kin, Man.
Vietnamese: from the Chinese surname 羅, see Luo 1.
Vietnamese (Lã): from the Chinese surname 呂, see Lu 6 and 3 below.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Mother was a Rancher
This story comes from my Cousin Bennie, Carl's daughter. Uncle Carl's mother, "Johnnie" known to Bennie as Grandma Palmer had multiple ranch ventures over the course of her life. The first was a ra …
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