Brief Life History of Raymond Roy
When Raymond Roy Moore jr was born on 6 October 1925, in Texas, United States, his father, Raymond Roy Moore, was 25 and his mother, Bertha Caldonia Spurlin, was 20. He lived in Lampasas, Texas, United States in 1935 and Justice Precinct 2, Terry, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 15 January 2003, in Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Palo Pinto, Palo Pinto, Texas, United States.
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- Raymond Moore in household of R R Moore, "United States Census, 1930"
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
- R R Moore in entry for Raymond Roy Moore, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
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.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English more ‘moor, marsh, fen’ (Old English mōr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in such a place, or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word, as for example Moore in Cheshire or More in Shropshire.
English (of Norman origin): ethnic name from Old French more ‘Moor’, either someone from North Africa or, more often, a nickname for someone thought to resemble a Moor. Compare Morrell and Moreau .
English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English personal name More (Old French More, Maur, Latin Maurus), originally denoting either ‘Moor’ or someone with a swarthy complexion (compare Morrell , Morrin , Morris , and sense 2 above). There was a 6th-century Christian saint of this name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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