Brief Life History of Violet Lorean
When Violet Lorean Witt was born on 3 July 1929, in Charmco, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States, her father, William Wilson Witt, was 26 and her mother, Nannie Lee Clingman, was 30. She lived in Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States in 1930 and Meadow Bluff District, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States in 1940. She died on 24 July 2007, in Rainelle, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Kane, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Violet Witt in household of Willie Witt, "United States Census, 1930"
- Violet Lorean Witt, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Violet L Fleshman, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
1932 · The Miners Union
After a contract proposal reducing wages by $1.10 a day, employees of the United Mine Workers came together and created the Progressive Miners of America in southern Illinois. After discontent arose over the 67 years of operation, the union was dissolved.
1950
United States military forces play a leading role against North Korean and Chinese troops in Korean War.
Name Meaning
North German: nickname for someone with white hair or a remarkably pale complexion, from Middle Low German witte ‘white’.
South German: from a short form of the ancient Germanic personal name Wittigo. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
English (Hampshire and Wiltshire): variant of White .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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