Brief Life History of James Robert
When James Robert Hotchkiss was born on 7 October 1919, in Texas, United States, his father, Dewitt Stewart Hotchkiss, was 27 and his mother, Lena Marie Pounds, was 28. He lived in Galveston Land District, Texas, United States in 1920 and Liberty, Liberty, Texas, United States in 1930. He died on 9 January 1961, in University Park, Dallas, Texas, United States, at the age of 41.
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Sources (5)
- Jim Bob Hotchkiss, "United States Census, 1930"
- Jas Robt Hotchkiss, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
- James Robert Hotchkiss, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
World Events (8)
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
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.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
English (Shropshire): variant of Hodgkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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