Brief Life History of Lois Helen
When Lois Helen Krohne was born on 20 June 1928, in Clinton, Custer, Oklahoma, United States, her father, Frank W Krohne, was 42 and her mother, Alice Euthisa Caughron, was 30. She married Harry Litzinger Burgess on 8 July 1948, in Clark, Nevada, United States. She lived in Elk City, Beckham, Oklahoma, United States in 1930. She died in 1982, in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Lois Helen Krohne in household of F W Krohne, "United States Census, 1930"
- Lois Helen Krohne, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"
- Lois Helen Burgess, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
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World Events (8)
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 · Comanche Code Talkers
Many Native Americans from Oklahoma were once again employed as code talkers during WWII to create a code impenetrable by enemies. Rather than Choctaw, a Comanche-language code was developed. Several of these men were sent to invade Normandy to send messages. None of the men were killed and the Comanche code was never broken.
1943 · Oklahoma is Home to Thousands of POW's
Oklahoma was home to 22,000 German and Italian prisoners of war. The prisoners were sent to work on farms and ranches to continue the production work as many American men were off at war.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Gerhardt.
German: variant of Krohn .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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