Dorothy Elizabeth Mosteller

Brief Life History of Dorothy Elizabeth

When Dorothy Elizabeth Mosteller was born on 30 March 1905, in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States, her father, William Pinkney Mosteller, was 34 and her mother, Martha E Breeding, was 28. She married Julius Burton Ballew. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 4 October 1979, in Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Chattahoochee Brick Company Site, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Julius Burton Ballew
1903–1975
Dorothy Elizabeth Mosteller
1905–1979
Marriage:
Doris E BALLEW
1924–2002
Evelyn Virginia Thomas
1929–2002
Henry Herbert Ballew
1931–2000

Sources (6)

  • Dorothy Ballew in household of Julius B Ballew, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Dorothy E Mosteller in entry for Evelyn B Thomas, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  • Dortha Mostiller in household of W P Mostella, "United States Census, 1920"

World Events (8)

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

1906 · The Atlanta Race Riot

The Atlanta Race Riot of 1906 occurred on the evening of September 22 through September 24. A newspaper reported the rapes of four white women by African American men. Fueled by pre-existing racial tensions, these reports enraged white men who then arranged gangs to attack African American men. Over the next few days, several thousand white men joined in and in the end, 26 people were killed and many were injured.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

Altered form of German Marsteller . See also Masteller .

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

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