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
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
1915–1987 Male
1922–1957 Female
Children (1)
1948–1948 Male
Parents and Siblings
1882–1940 Male
1888–1946 Female
Siblings (1)
1922–1957 Female
World Events (8)
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 1
1923 · Amendment of Equal Rights
Age 1
1932
Age 10
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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