Brief Life History of Talmage Dwain
When Talmage Dwain Mathis was born on 6 January 1927, in Fullerton, Vernon, Louisiana, United States, his father, Harvey Henderson Mathis, was 32 and his mother, Helen Alice Maddox, was 24. He married Betty Roxie Trump on 6 August 1954, in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Ward Six, Acadia, Louisiana, United States in 1940. He died on 16 August 1995, in Roanoke County, Virginia, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Roanoke, Virginia, United States.
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- Talmadge Matthis in household of James Bennett, "United States Census, 1940"
- Talmage Dwain Mathis, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
- Talmage Dwain Mathis, "Louisiana First Registration Draft Cards, compiled 1940-1945"
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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.
1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington
The Pentagon was developed as the Department of Defense had outgrown the other buildings were it was previous located.The groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941. When the Pentagon was being built, it was determined that it could be no taller than four stories high. Colonel Leslie R. Groves was the supervisor of the project, he would later become known for helping on the Manhattan Project.
1945 · Peace in a Post War World
The Yalta Conference was held in Crimea to talk about establishing peace and postwar reorganization in post-World War II Europe. The heads of government that were attending were from the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. Later the Conference would become a subject of controversy at the start of the Cold War.
Name Meaning
German, French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), and Flemish: from a variant of the personal name Matthias (see Matthew ). Compare Matthys .
English: from a pet form of the personal names Matthew or Mathias .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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