Brief Life History of Ruby Mae
When Ruby Mae TOWNSEND was born on 21 January 1936, in Bangs, Brown, Texas, United States, her father, Charlie Jackson Townsend, was 39 and her mother, Ida Lee Singletery, was 35. She married Kenneth Earl COLLIER on 6 July 1957, in Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States. She lived in Brown, Texas, United States in 1950 and Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States in 2012. She died on 31 December 2012, in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Greenleaf Cemetery, Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Ruby M Townsend, "United States 1950 Census"
- Ruby Mae Collier, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Ruby Mae Townsend, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
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World Events (8)
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
1949 · 1950s Texas Drought
One of most intense, costly, and devastating droughts ever recorded in the state of Texas. The entire state was in a state of drought by the summer of 1951. Less than 30-50% of the normal rainfall was received during this period. The state was plagued with dust storms similar to those from the infamous Dust Bowl. The drought ended in a destructive manner throughout 1957; storms, hail, tornadoes, and deadly floods.
1956 · The Federal Aid Highway Act
With the construction of 41,000 miles of the Interstate Highway System, the Federal Aid Highway Act made way for the largest public works project in American history at that time. One of the purposes was to provide military access to places in case of an attack.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived at the extremity of a village, from Middle English toun(es)ende. Compare Town . There may have been some confusion with Townson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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