Brief Life History of Lela Charles
When Lela Charles McCorkle was born on 5 August 1917, in Woodbine, Cooke, Texas, United States, her father, George McCorkle, was 36 and her mother, Mary Natalia England, was 34. She married Albert Linvil Welch on 2 March 1941, in Cooke, Texas, United States. She lived in Marlow, Stephens, Oklahoma, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 7, Cooke, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 9 November 1990, in Grayson, Texas, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Collinsville, Grayson, Texas, United States.
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- Sela C Mccorkle in household of George Mccorkle, "United States Census, 1920"
- Lela Charles Mccorkle, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
- Lela Mc Corkle, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
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.
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 Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thorcaill ‘son of Thorcall’, a Gaelic form of the Scandinavian personal name Thorketill meaning ‘Thor's kettle’. Compare Scottish McCorquodale .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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