Olive C. Mathewson

Brief Life History of Olive C.

When Olive C. Mathewson was born on 27 December 1902, in Denio, Humboldt, Nevada, United States, her father, George David Mathewson, was 24 and her mother, Ina Emily Roseberry, was 23. She married David Percy James on 3 July 1929, in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States. She lived in United States in 1949 and Sonoma, Sonoma, California, United States in 1950. She died on 27 November 1999, in Pacoima, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Sebastopol Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Sebastopol, Sonoma, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Percy James
1897–1968
Olive C. Mathewson
1902–1999
Marriage: 3 July 1929

Sources (12)

  • Olive James, "United States 1950 Census"
  • California, Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1850-1941
  • Olive James, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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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.

1911 · First U.S. Primary Elections Held

The first U.S. primary elections were held in Oregon in 1911. 

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: patronymic from Matthew .

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

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