Brief Life History of Dorothy
When Dorothy Christy was born on 22 January 1918, in Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States, her father, James Gabriel "Gabe" Christy, was 41 and her mother, Dolly Irene Ryburn, was 34. She lived in Centerville Township, Yell, Arkansas, United States in 1920 and Walnut Township, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States in 1930. She died on 12 November 2013, in Kay, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 95.
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- Dorothy Christy in household of James G Christy, "United States Census, 1920"
- Dorothy Christy, "Oklahoma, School Records, 1895-1936"
- Dorthy Christie in household of Jame G Christie, "United States Census, 1930"
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1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
1921 · Tulsa Race Massacre
By 1921, Tulsa was a booming city with a population of over one hundred thousand, with ten thousand African Americans in the Greenwood District. Crime rates in Tulsa soared and vigilantism was present. An incident occurred with Dick Rowland, an African American shoe shiner, and Sara Page, a white elevator operator. Reports claim Rowland stepped on Page’s foot and she let out a scream. The newspaper reported Rowland attempted to rape Page. Rowland was arrested and white vigilantes demanded the sheriff to hand over Rowland for lynching. An armed group of African American men went to the courthouse to aid in protecting Rowland from the mob. The group was turned away and a shot was fired between the white and African American groups, which ignited a riot. While buildings in Tulsa were burned, a major effort by whites focused mainly on the Greenwood District which was burned to the ground and many were shot. Over 30 people were killed and many were injured in the riots.
1943 · Oklahoma is Home to Thousands of POW's
Oklahoma was home to 22,000 German and Italian prisoners of war. The prisoners were sent to work on farms and ranches to continue the production work as many American men were off at war.
Name Meaning
English and northern Irish: variant of Christie .
American shortened and altered form of the Scandinavian patronymics Christiansen and Christianson .
Indian and Indonesian: variant of Christi 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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