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 15 » The Flores Theater fire in Acapulco, Mexico kills 250.
      • April 18 » Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome.
      • August 19 » The first automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
      • August 28 » A group of mid-level Greek Army officers launches the Goudi coup, seeking wide-ranging reforms.
      • October 16 » William Howard Taft and Porfirio Díaz hold the first summit between a U.S. and a Mexican president. They narrowly escape assassination.
      • December 4 » In Canadian football, the First Grey Cup game is played. The University of Toronto Varsity Blues defeat the Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club, 26–6.

    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.
      • May 15 » Aeroflot Flight 1802 crashes in Viktorovka, Chernihiv Raion, killing all 52 people on board.
      • July 29 » In New York City, David Berkowitz (a.k.a. the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks.
      • September 3 » Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.
      • September 16 » Armenian champion swimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan saves 20 people from a trolleybus that had fallen into a Yerevan reservoir.
      • September 19 » Turkish Airlines Flight 452 hits the Taurus Mountains, outskirt of Karatepe, Turkey, killing all 154 passengers and crew.
      • December 3 » An assassination attempt is made on Bob Marley in Kingston, Jamaica just two days before the "Smile Jamaica", a free concert.
    

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    Source: Wikipedia


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