Downs Tree » Dorothy Lea Martin (1937-2021)
Personal data Dorothy Lea Martin
Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8- She was born on April 29, 1937 in Louisiana.Sources 2, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Resident:
- in the year 1940: Ward 2, Livingston, Louisiana, Verenigde Staten.Source 2
- in the year 1950: Livingston, Louisiana, USA.Source 4
- in the year 1958: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.Source 1
- on 1984-2020: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.Source 6
- in the year 1992: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.Source 6
- in the year 1993: Baton Rouge, LA.Sources 6, 7
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.Sources 5, 6
- She died on January 13, 2021 in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, she was 83 years old.Source 8
- She is buried in Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States of America.Source 8
- A child of Allen Brent Martin and Hilda Sellers
Household of Dorothy Lea Martin
She is married to (Not public).
They got married on December 9, 1955 at Baton Rouge, E Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, she was 18 years old.Source 3
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Sources
- U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- Louisiana, U.S., Compiled Marriage Index, 1718-1925, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- 1950 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday April 29, 1937
- The temperature on April 29, 1937 was between 6.0 °C and 10.4 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 0.3 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from June 24, 1937 to July 25, 1939 the cabinet Colijn IV, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
- In the year 1937: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 8.6 million citizens.
- January 19 » Howard Hughes sets a new air record by flying from Los Angeles to New York City in 7 hours, 28 minutes, 25 seconds.
- January 20 » Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner are sworn in for their second terms as U.S. President and U.S. Vice President; it is the first time a Presidential Inauguration takes place on January 20 since the 20th Amendment changed the dates of presidential terms.
- May 27 » In California, the Golden Gate Bridge opens to pedestrian traffic, creating a vital link between San Francisco and Marin County, California.
- September 21 » J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is published.
- October 11 » The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour Nazi Germany for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on the 22nd.
- December 11 » Second Italo-Ethiopian War: Italy leaves the League of Nations.
Day of marriage December 9, 1955
- The temperature on December 9, 1955 was between 2.4 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 5.4 °C. There was 7.3 mm of rain during 11.7 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
- In the year 1955: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 10.7 million citizens.
- February 8 » The Government of Sindh, Pakistan, abolishes the Jagirdari system in the province. One million acres (4000km) of land thus acquired is to be distributed among the landless peasants.
- April 24 » The Bandung Conference ends: Twenty-nine non-aligned nations of Asia and Africa finish a meeting that condemns colonialism, racism, and the Cold War.
- August 17 » Hurricane Diane made landfall near Wilmington, North Carolina, and it went on to cause major floods and kill more than 184 people.
- August 20 » Battle of Philippeville: In Morocco, a force of Berbers from the Atlas Mountains region of Algeria raid two rural settlements and kill 77 French nationals.
- October 1 » The Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is established.
- December 5 » E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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- 2017 » Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, English photographer and sometime member of the British royal family (b. 1930)
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- 2017 » Magic Alex, Greek electronics engineer (b. 1942)
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