Brief Life History of Douglas Garfield
When Douglas Garfield Thorpe was born on 4 November 1945, in Staunton, Virginia, United States, his father, Stieny Garfield Thorpe, was 30 and his mother, Elsie Mae Ragland, was 32. He died on 28 May 2012, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Thornrose Cemetery, Staunton, Virginia, United States.
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- Douglas Garfield Thorpe, „Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988“
- Douglas G Thorpe, „United States Social Security Death Index“
- Douglas Thorpe im Eintrag für Waltine C Wright, „United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014“
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World Events (8)
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
1947 · The CIA is Established
The Central Intelligence Agency was created because the U.S. government had need for a group to help detect and subdue any potential threats to the nation.
1963
President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Yorkshire and Lancashire): from Middle English thorp(e) ‘village, hamlet, farmstead’ (Old Norse, Old English thorp ‘secondary settlement’). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in such a settlement, or habitational, for someone from any of several places called Thorp(e), which are most frequent in Yorkshire, the Midlands, and East Anglia. Compare Throop .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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