Grace Etta Doss

Brief Life History of Grace Etta

When Grace Etta Doss was born on 31 December 1904, in Rockford, Surry, North Carolina, United States, her father, John William Doss, was 24 and her mother, Martha Lucinda Moser, was 23. She married Mallory Glenn Patterson on 24 May 1925, in Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 15 September 1995, in Mount Airy, Surry, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Level Cross United Methodist Church Cemetery, Level Cross, Surry, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Mallory Glenn Patterson
1907–1943
Grace Etta Doss
1904–1995
Marriage: 24 May 1925
Ellen Inez Patterson
1926–2003
Samuel Glenn Patterson
1928–1981
Clay Reece Patterson
1933–1997
Grace Angalene Patterson
1936–1937
Joyce Louise Patterson
1938–2008
Louis Esker Patterson
1940–1990

Sources (58)

  • Grace Patterson in household of M G Patterson, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Gracy Etta Doss, "North Carolina Births and Christenings, 1866-1964"
  • Gracie Doss, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

1918 · Fort Bragg Established

Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina was established on September 4, 1918. It was used as one of three training camps used during WWI.

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.

Name Meaning

German:

habitational name from Dosse in Altmark.

variant of Dose 1.

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

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