Harvey Douglas Dick

1925–2002 (Age 77)
Oregon, United States

The Life of Harvey Douglas

When Harvey Douglas Dick was born in 1925, in Oregon, United States, his father, Charles Raymond Dick, was 32 and his mother, Rebecka "Bessie" Barr, was 30. He lived in St. Helens, Columbia, Oregon, United States for about 5 years and Yankton Election Precinct, Columbia, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died in 2002, in New Mexico, United States, at the age of 77.

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Family Time Line

Charles Raymond Dick
1893–1983
Rebecka "Bessie" Barr
1895–1943
Charles Raymond Dick Jr
1918–1972
James Lloyd Dick
1922–
Harvey Douglas Dick
1925–2002
Norman Dick
1932–1956

Parents and Siblings

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World Events (8)

1927

Age 2

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1930 · Carlsbad Caverns Established

Age 5

Carlsbad Caverns in Carlsbad, New Mexico, became a National Park on May 14, 1930. Tourists can explore the caverns through guided and self-guided tours. In the 1960's, an amphitheater opened and started where tourists can sit and watch as the bats exit the cave for the night. The only part of the caverns that is off limits to tourists is where the bats come out.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act

Age 22

The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.

Name Meaning

1 Scottish and English: from a short form of Richard . Although found in every part of Britain, the form Dick is especially common in Scotland, and it was from there, in the 17th century, that the surname was taken to northern Ireland.2 German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname from Middle High German dic(ke) ‘thick’, ‘strong’, ‘stout’, or in the case of the Jewish name from modern German dick ‘fat’ or Yiddish dik.3 German: topographic name for someone who lived by a thicket or patch of thick undergrowth, from Middle High German dicke, a special use of dic(ke) ‘thick’.

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

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Sources (2)

  • Douglas Dick in household of Charles Dick, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Douglas Dick in household of Charles Dick, "United States Census, 1940"

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