Cordelia Mae Jessup

Brief Life History of Cordelia Mae

When Cordelia Mae Jessup was born on 29 June 1919, in McCone, Montana, United States, her father, James Verlin Jessup, was 32 and her mother, Lalla Rookh McIntosh, was 31. She married Lloyd Worthington Key on 11 July 1942, in Kodiak, Third Judicial District, Alaska, United States. She lived in Pasadena, Harris, Texas, United States in 1950 and Rancho Cordova, Sacramento, California, United States in 1955. She died on 15 October 1985, in Mission Viejo, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

Francis Scott Key
1917–1991
Cordelia Mae Jessup
1919–1985
Marriage: 2 September 1949

Sources (10)

  • Cordelia Key, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Cordelia Key, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Cordelia M Jessup, "Alaska, Vital Records, 1816-1959"

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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.

1933 · Fort Peck Dam Construction Begins

Construction on the Fort Peck Dam started in 1933. It is the highest of six major dams along the Missouri River. It is located in the northeastern part of Montana near Glasgow and Fort Peck.

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 Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.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

English: from the Middle English personal name Jessup, a vernacular form of Joseph , representing the usual pronunciation of the name in the Middle Ages.

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

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