Dorothy Peavy

Brief Life History of Dorothy

When Dorothy Peavy was born in 1925, in Texas, United States, her father, David Albert Peavy, was 47 and her mother, Lela Jane Ellis, was 42. She lived in Justice Precinct 3, Bowie, Texas, United States in 1930.

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Family Time Line

David Albert Peavy
1878–1961
Lela Jane Ellis
1883–1933
Chester Roy Peavy
1903–1978
Pat Peavy
1906–1963
Clyde Arnold Peavy
1910–1978
Cora Mae Peavy
1916–2004
Anna B Peavy
1919–1982
Dorothy Peavy
1925–

Sources (1)

  • Dortha Pearcy in household of David A Pearcy, "United States Census, 1930"

World Events (7)

1927

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

1929 · The Great Depression Arrives

Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.

1956 · The Federal Aid Highway Act

With the construction of 41,000 miles of the Interstate Highway System, the Federal Aid Highway Act made way for the largest public works project in American history at that time. One of the purposes was to provide military access to places in case of an attack.

Name Meaning

English or Scottish: unexplained.

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

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