Lelah Laverne Houldson

Brief Life History of Lelah Laverne

When Lelah Laverne Houldson was born on 25 August 1906, in Sullivan, Indiana, United States, her father, James Arthur Houldson, was 25 and her mother, Elizabeth Jane 'Eliza' Bedwell, was 25. She married Cletus Padgett on 13 May 1931, in Sullivan, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Jefferson Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 20 September 1988, in Dugger, Sullivan, Indiana, United States, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

Cletus Padgett
1905–1988
Lelah Laverne Houldson
1906–1988
Marriage: 13 May 1931
Mendell Warren Padgett
1931–1999
Rosalie Padgett
1932–2016

Sources (6)

  • Lela Houldson in household of James A Houldson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Lela Holdson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Lela Houldson in entry for Mendell Warren Padgett, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"

World Events (8)

1907 · Not for profit elections

The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1929

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

English: see Goldson .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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