Dessie Mae Humphreys

Brief Life History of Dessie Mae

When Dessie Mae Humphreys was born on 23 September 1902, in Bonita, Montague, Texas, United States, her father, Isaac Humphreys, was 27 and her mother, Effie Lenore Armstrong, was 20. She married John Franklin Kizer on 22 September 1922, in Harmon, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Madge, Harmon, Oklahoma, United States in 1930 and Madge Township, Harmon, Oklahoma, United States in 1950. She died on 25 July 1978, in Hollis, Harmon, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Hollis, Harmon, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Franklin Kizer
1902–1992
Dessie Mae Humphreys
1902–1978
Marriage: 22 September 1922
Frankie Laverne Kizer
1925–1996

Sources (8)

  • Dessie Mae Kizer, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Dessie Mae Humphreys, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
  • Dessie Mae Humphreys Kizer, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

1905 · Construction of the Praetorian Building

Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

English and Welsh: variant of Humphries .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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