Dora Elaine Blomsten

Female3 April 1922–20 May 1957

Brief Life History of Dora Elaine

When Dora Elaine Blomsten was born on 3 April 1922, in Washington, United States, her father, Benjamin Blomsten, was 39 and her mother, Dora Elva Wicks, was 33. She married Robert Edward Niles on 1 July 1948, in Humboldt, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Reedsport, Douglas, Oregon, United States in 1946 and Eureka, Humboldt, California, United States in 1950. She died on 20 May 1957, in Humboldt, California, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Oceanview Cemetery, Eureka, Humboldt, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Edward Niles
1915–1987
Dora Elaine Blomsten
1922–1957
Marriage: 1 July 1948
Benjamin Edward Niles
1948–1948

Sources (12)

  • Dora E Niles, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Dora Blomsten, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"
  • Dora Elaine Niles, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 July 1948Humboldt, California, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

    Age 1

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

    1923 · Amendment of Equal Rights

    Age 1

    Is a proposed amendment to help guarantee equal legal rights for all citizens of the United States. Its main objective is to end legal distinctions between the two genders in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other legal matters. Even though it isn't the 28th Amendment yet, it has started conversations about the meaning of legal equality.

    1932

    Age 10

    Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

    Name Meaning

    19th-century coinage, representing a short form of Isidora , Theodora , Dorothy , and any other name containing the Greek word dōron ‘gift’. Wordsworth's daughter ( 1804–47 ), christened Dorothy , was always known in adult life as Dora . The name's popularity was enhanced by the character of Dora Spenlow in Dickens's novel David Copperfield ( 1850 ).

    Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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