Brief Life History of Otho Dorsey
When Otho Dorsey Peoples was born on 4 January 1894, in Arkansas, United States, his father, Darcey Wilber "Doss" Peoples, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth C. Armstrong, was 30. He had at least 3 daughters with Winnie Norris. He lived in Center Township, Polk, Arkansas, United States in 1920 and Econtuchka Township, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States in 1930. He died on 23 October 1979, in Santa Clara, California, United States, at the age of 85.
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- Atho Peoples, "United States Census, 1930"
- Dorwsey Otho Peoples, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
- Dorwsey Otho Peoples, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice
Rice is one Arkansas leading crops, in 1904 William H. Fuller planted 70 acres of rice, this act is what started the making rice the leading crop in Arkansas.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
Irish (Donegal): adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Duibhne ‘descendant of Dubhne’, see Deeney . Peoples is a pseudo-translation based on the perceived resemblance of the Irish name to Gaelic daoine ‘people’.
English: variant of People , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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