Brief Life History of Graham Hayes
When Graham Hayes Doxey was born on 5 January 1900, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Thomas Graham Doxey, was 25 and his mother, Emma Pearl Hayes, was 20. He married Leone Blanche Watson on 26 September 1923, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He immigrated to World in 1946 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 20 November 1969, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Graham H Doxey, "United States 1950 Census"
- Graham Hayes Doxey, "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915"
- Graham Hayes Doxey, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1902 · The Utah Governor's Mansion
Built in 1902, the Utah Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the Governor of Utah and their family. The mansion was built using the finest materials by the finest craftsmen available, resulting in a quality and style like that of Eastern mansions. From 1957 to 1977, the Utah Historical Society occupied the mansion as a library, museum, and office space. In 1977, the residence underwent extensive renovations and was again reopened in 1980. In December 1993, a fire destroyed much of the mansion but, after another restoration, the historic building was restored to its original design with upgrades in case of another disaster threatened the home. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
Name Meaning
English (Derbyshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Doxey in Seighford, Staffordshire, named in the Domesday Book as Dochesig, from an unrecorded Old English personal name Docc + Old English ēg ‘island, or piece of dry ground in a marsh’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Article about son Pres. Graham Watson Doxey
Article about Graham W. Doxey in the Saturday, April 27, 1991 LDS Church News Saturday, April 27, 1991 LDS Church News LIKE NEPHI, HE WALKS BY SIMPLE FAITH BY GERRY AVANT, Church News Assistant E …
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