Brief Life History of Luther Davis
When Luther Davis Antilley was born on 14 February 1918, in Montrose, Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States, his father, David P. Antilley, was 22 and his mother, Sallie Ann Jones, was 17. He had at least 1 son with Elouise Melba Prudhomme. He lived in United States in 1949 and Natchitoches, Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States in 1950. He died on 10 May 1980, at the age of 62, and was buried in Catholic Cemetery, Natchitoches, Natchitoches, Louisiana, United States.
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- Luther Antilley, "United States 1950 Census"
- Luther Davis Antilley, "Louisiana First Registration Draft Cards, 1940-1945"
- Luther Antilley, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
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 The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
From the German surname, which is from a Germanic personal name derived from liut ‘people’ + heri, hari ‘army’. It is commonly bestowed among evangelical Protestants, in honour of the ecclesiastical reformer and theologian Martin Luther ( 1483–1546 ). In recent times it has also been bestowed in honour of the assassinated civil rights leader Martin Luther King ( 1929–68 ). It was at its most popular in the United States from the 1880s up to 1910 but has since steadily declined.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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