L J Dickey

Male15 June 1924–1 March 1999

Brief Life History of L J

When L J Dickey was born on 15 June 1924, in Crowell, Foard, Texas, United States, his father, Lee Allison Dickey Sr, was 24 and his mother, Lula Story, was 22. He married Ellen Jeanette Danner on 24 September 1953, in Harris, Texas, United States. He lived in Justice Precinct 2, Harris, Texas, United States in 1940 and Clinton, Harris, Texas, United States in 1950. He died on 1 March 1999, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States.

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L J Dickey
1924–1999
Ellen Jeanette Danner
1905–1996
Marriage: 24 September 1953

Sources (12)

  • L J Dickey, Jr, "United States 1950 Census"
  • L J Dickey, "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997"
  • L J Dickey, "United States Social Security Death Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 September 1953Harris, Texas, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (8)

    1927

    Age 3

    Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

    1929 · The Great Depression Arrives

    Age 5

    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.

    1944 · The G.I Bill

    Age 20

    The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Dickie , from a pet form of the personal name Dick 1.

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

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