William Dewey Narramore

Brief Life History of William Dewey

When William Dewey Narramore was born on 5 September 1905, in Mount Pleasant, Titus, Texas, United States, his father, James Lee Narramore, was 37 and his mother, Martha Angeline Thurman, was 33. He married Calvin Onie Brown on 26 November 1925, in Cass, Texas, United States. He lived in Cass, Texas, United States in 1935 and Justice Precinct 6, Cass, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 12 February 1991, in Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States.

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William Dewey Narramore
1905–1991
Calvin Onie Brown
1905–1955
Marriage: 26 November 1925

Sources (9)

  • W D Narromore, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Willie Dewey Narramore, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981"
  • Dewey Narramore, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"

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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.

1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York

Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.

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

English (Devon): habitational name from Narramore in Lustleigh (Devon). The placename derives from Middle English north ‘north, northern’ + mor ‘moor’ (Old English north, mōr).

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

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