Downs Tree » Velma Petty (1909-1976)

Personal data Velma Petty 

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Household of Velma Petty

She had a relationship with Elbert L Grimes.


Child(ren):

  1. Verlin Lee Grimes  1925-2006

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    Sources

    1. (Not public)
    2. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    3. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    4. 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday March 12, 1909

    • The temperature on March 12, 1909 was between -1.7 °C and -0.4 °C and averaged -0.9 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north. 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 February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1909: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.8 million citizens.
      • February 12 » New Zealand's worst maritime disaster of the 20th century happens when the SSPenguin, an inter-island ferry, sinks and explodes at the entrance to Wellington Harbour.
      • March 31 » Serbia formally withdraws its opposition to Austro-Hungarian actions in the Bosnian Crisis.
      • June 26 » The Science Museum in London comes into existence as an independent entity.
      • August 28 » A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
      • September 20 » The South Africa Act 1909 creates the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies from four smaller colonies.
      • December 10 » Selma Lagerlöf becomes the first female writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

    Day of death July 11, 1976

    • The temperature on July 11, 1976 was between 9.7 °C and 25.2 °C and averaged 18.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (67%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast. 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 Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1976: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 13.7 million citizens.
      • June 5 » The Teton Dam in Idaho, United States, collapses.
      • June 29 » The Conference of Communist and Workers Parties of Europe convenes in East Berlin.
      • July 4 » The U.S. celebrates its Bicentennial.
      • September 11 » A bomb planted by a Croatian terrorist, Zvonko Bušić, is found at New York's Grand Central Terminal; one NYPD officer is killed trying to defuse it.
      • September 21 » Seychelles joins the United Nations.
      • November 23 » Apneist Jacques Mayol is the first man to reach a depth of 100m undersea without breathing equipment.
    

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