Brief Life History of Vada Marie
When Vada Marie Pinson was born on 25 May 1916, in Brady, McCulloch, Texas, United States, her father, Charles Pinson, was 23 and her mother, Alvorita Brown, was 20. She married Burlie Bradford on 10 December 1935, in Hood, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 1, Menard, Texas, United States in 1940 and Menard, Menard, Texas, United States for about 1 years. She died on 20 September 2003, in North Richland Hills, Tarrant, Texas, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Menard, Menard, Texas, United States.
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Sources (25)
- Unknown, "United States 1950 Census"
- Marie Pinson, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Marie P Bradford, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
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.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Pinchin, from the Old French personal name Pinçun, Normano-Picard Pinchon, apparently derived from Old French pinçon ‘finch’.
French: from Old French pinson ‘finch’, a nickname applied to someone who whistles or sings like a finch or to a bright and cheerful person.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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