Buddie "Shorty" Thacker

Male4 March 1918–21 September 1985

Brief Life History of Buddie "Shorty"

When Buddie "Shorty" Thacker was born on 4 March 1918, in Georgia, United States, his father, Arthur T. Thacker, was 23 and his mother, Emmer Jane Woodall, was 28. He married Annie Kathleen Davis on 14 July 1951, in Centre, Cherokee, Alabama, United States. He lived in Chulio, Floyd, Georgia, United States in 1930 and District 1048, Floyd, Georgia, United States for about 10 years. He died on 21 September 1985, in Rome, Floyd, Georgia, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in East View Cemetery, Atteiram Heights, Floyd, Georgia, United States.

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Buddie "Shorty" Thacker
1918–1985
Annie Kathleen Davis
1923–
Marriage: 14 July 1951

Sources (10)

  • Buddie Thacker, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Buddy Thacker, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Buddie Thacker, "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 July 1951Centre, Cherokee, Alabama, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

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    World Events (8)

    1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

    Age 1

    The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

    1922 · Women Granted the Right to Vote

    Age 4

    The 19th Amendment, which allowed women the right to vote, was passed and became federal law on August 26, 1920. Georgia law prevented women from voting until 1922. The amendment wasn’t officially ratified until 1970.

    1937 · The Neutrality Act

    Age 19

    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 Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.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 (northern): occupational name for a thatcher, from an agent derivative of northern Middle English thack ‘thatch’ (Old Norse thak). Compare Thatcher .

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

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