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Dora Lee LockeAge: 49 years19221971

Name
Dora Lee Locke
Given names
Dora Lee
Surname
Locke
Married name
Dora Lee Wilson
Birth August 29, 1922 38 31
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 16, 1930 (Age 7 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 17 years)
Death of a motherEudora Lafield “Eula” Parker
November 30, 1941 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 19 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a fatherRichard Seymour Locke
March 28, 1951 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 27 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 23 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death August 29, 1971 (Age 49 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Owensboro Memorial Gardens
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father
Richard Seymour Locke
Birth: November 13, 1883 33 29Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 28, 1951Spencer, Indiana, United States
mother
Eudora Lafield “Eula” Parker
Birth: July 16, 1891Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 30, 1941Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
elder sister
Fannie Ellen Locke
Birth: September 27, 1914 30 23Beech Creek, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 23, 1999Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
8 years
herself
Dora Lee Locke
Birth: August 29, 1922 38 31Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 29, 1971Melrose Park, Cook, Illinois, United States
sister
Private
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husband
Charles William Wilson
Birth: November 24, 1919Daviess, Kentucky, United States
Death: June 20, 2007Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States
herself
Dora Lee Locke
Birth: August 29, 1922 38 31Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States
Death: August 29, 1971Melrose Park, Cook, Illinois, United States
son
Private
daughter
Private

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Richard Seymour Locke - Household

Muhlenberg, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Locke, Richard SheadMW46M29KYKYKYMachine MinerCoal Mine
Locke, Eudora LwifeFW38M21KYKYKY
Locke, Fannie BdaughterFW15SKYKYKY
Locke, Dora LdaughterFW7SKYKYKY