Brief Life History of Betty Jean
When Betty Jean Wood was born on 29 September 1924, in Moran, Shackelford, Texas, United States, her father, Emmett Newton Wood, was 26 and her mother, Mary Fay Ramsey, was 24. She lived in Justice Precinct 8, Callahan, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Cisco, Eastland, Texas, United States in 1950. She died on 22 August 2012, in Sterling City, Sterling, Texas, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Betty Wyatt, "United States 1950 Census"
- Betty Rago, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Betty Jean Wood Wyatt, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1929 · The Great Depression Arrives
Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.
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.
Name Meaning
English: mainly a topographic name for someone who lived in or by a wood, from Middle English wode ‘wood’ (Old English wudu). In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, such as French Bois and Polish Les .
English: in a few cases, a nickname for an eccentric or perhaps a violent person, from Middle English wode ‘frenzied, wild’ (Old English wōd).
Americanized form of French Gadbois .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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