Brief Life History of Nellie
When Nellie Paulk was born on 11 November 1935, in Odum, Wayne, Georgia, United States, her father, Homer Paulk, was 39 and her mother, Ethel Baisden, was 30. She had at least 1 son with Lige Cicero Lindsey. She lived in Douglas, Georgia, United States in 2004 and Douglas, Isle of Man in 2005. She died on 17 July 2012, in Douglas, Coffee, Georgia, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Salem Holiness Baptist Church Cemetery, Douglas, Coffee, Georgia, United States.
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- Nellie Paulk, "United States 1950 Census"
- Nellie Paulk Lindsey, "Find A Grave Index"
- Nellie Lindsey in entry for Mrs Wynelle P Drury, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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World Events (8)
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
1942 · Germans Sink Ships Near St. Simons Island
Lights from homes along the coast of St. Simons Island provided a clear view of the SS Oklahoma for German U-boat Captain Reinhard Hardegen on April 8, 1942. A German torpedo was fired at the SS Oklahoma shortly after midnight. An hour later, a second torpedo was fired at the oil tanker Esso Baton Rouge. Both ships sunk and the attacks left 22 seamen dead. After the incident, residents of the Golden Isles panicked over concern of a German Invasion of the coast and were stringently observant of a nighttime blackout.
1956 · The Federal Aid Highway Act
With the construction of 41,000 miles of the Interstate Highway System, the Federal Aid Highway Act made way for the largest public works project in American history at that time. One of the purposes was to provide military access to places in case of an attack.
Name Meaning
English (Devon) and Scottish: shortened form of Pollock . The Scottish name is a variant of Polk .
Altered form of a German surname, possibly Paulke .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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