Charlotte Ruth Meisner

Brief Life History of Charlotte Ruth

When Charlotte Ruth Meisner was born on 21 January 1919, in Saint Matthews, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, her father, Charles E Meisner, was 38 and her mother, Susan Josepha Kost, was 39. She married Sherman John Dunn on 31 August 1935, in Clark, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Magisterial District 2, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States in 1940 and Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States in 1950. She died on 22 December 1984, in Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Sherman John Dunn
1912–1998
Charlotte Ruth Meisner
1919–1984
Marriage: 31 August 1935
Sherman Charles Dunn
1936–2017
Richard Ernest Dunn
1938–2019

Sources (11)

  • Charlotta Meisner, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Charlotte Meisner, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Charles Meisner, "Kentucky, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1920

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

1926 · Mammoth Cave is Discovered

In 1926, in central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave was discovered. It dates back to Mississippian times and consists of over four hundred miles of passageway. On July 1, 1941, the cave was made a National Park.

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 Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.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

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Meissner .

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

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