Dorothy Violet
SETTLE
(b.
18 September 1910
,
Delta, Delta, Colorado, USA
d.
18 March 1996
,
Grants Pass, Oregon, USA
)
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Dorothy Violet SETTLE was born 18 September 1910 in Delta, Delta, Colorado, USA
Dorothy Violet SETTLE was the child of William Calvin SETTLE and Bertha May FLETCHALL and the grandchild of: (paternal) William SETTLE and Cordelia JACKSON (maternal) George Washington FLETCHALL and Mary "Molly" LAMBERTSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Dorothy Violet married Frank Arnold SHEPARD 28 June 1938 in Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Frank Arnold SHEPARD was born 29 November 1912 in Superior, Wisconsin, USA. Frank Arnold died 25 January 2000 in Vancouver, Washington, USA. Frank Arnold was the child of Guy Elsworth SHEPARD and Galena OLSON.
Dorothy Violet SETTLE died 18 March 1996 in Grants Pass, Oregon, USA.
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Frank Arnold SHEPARD-- Date: 28 June 1938 Place: Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA
Frank Arnold SHEPARD was the child of Guy Elsworth SHEPARD and Galena OLSON
Children of Frank Arnold SHEPARD and Dorothy Violet SETTLE:
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Frank Arnold SHEPARD-- Date: 28 June 1938 Place: Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA Frank Arnold SHEPARD was the child of Guy Elsworth SHEPARD and Galena OLSON
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1910 Birth 18 September 1910
Delta, Delta, Colorado, USA
1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
1920 Wendell, Idaho
Name: Dorothy Settle
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Wendell, Gooding, Idaho, United States
District: ED 169
Gender: Female
Age: 9
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read:
Can Write:
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1911
Birthplace: Colorado
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 16
Sheet Number and Letter: 16B
Household ID: 126
Line Number: 84
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
Affiliate Film Number: 292
GS Film Number: 1820292
Digital Folder Number: 004964474
Image Number: 00037
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William C Settle Head M 40 Missouri
Bertha Settle Wife F 39 Missouri
Helen Settle Daughter F 21 Illinois
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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Name: Dorothy Settle
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Wendell, Gooding, Idaho, United States
District: ED 169
Gender: Female
Age: 9
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read:
Can Write:
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter
Own or Rent:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1911
Birthplace: Colorado
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Missouri
Mother's Birthplace: Missouri
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 16
Sheet Number and Letter: 16B
Household ID: 126
Line Number: 84
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
Affiliate Film Number: 292
GS Film Number: 1820292
Digital Folder Number: 004964474
Image Number: 00037
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William C Settle Head M 40 Missouri
Bertha Settle Wife F 39 Missouri
Helen Settle Daughter F 21 Illinois
Hazel...Read MORE...
1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2) 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law
1938 Marriage / PartnerDorothy Violet SETTLE and Frank Arnold SHEPARD 28 June 1938, Klamath Falls, Oregon, USA (Linkville)
She was 27 years old.
1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)Obituary
Dorothy V. Shepard, 85, of Grants Pass died Monday, March 18, 1996, at her home.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Steve Parker of Bethany Presbyterian Church officiating.
She was born Dorothy Violet Settle Sept. 18, 1910, in Delta, Colo. On June 28, 1938, she married Frank Shepard in Klamath Falls. They moved to Grants Pass in 1950 to raise their family. While her children were in school, she actively supported their activities. She had continued her support for local schools.
Shepard was a member of the Bethany Presbyterian Church and the local Rose Society.
She enjoyed sewing for her family, gardening, cooking, crocheting and knitting booties for neighborhood newborn children.
In addition to her husband, Frank, survivors include a son, Robert Shepard of Eugene; a set of triplets, Cherie Hembree of...Read MORE...
Dorothy V. Shepard, 85, of Grants Pass died Monday, March 18, 1996, at her home.
Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and from 9 a.m. to noon Friday at Hull & Hull Funeral Directors. Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Hawthorne Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Steve Parker of Bethany Presbyterian Church officiating.
She was born Dorothy Violet Settle Sept. 18, 1910, in Delta, Colo. On June 28, 1938, she married Frank Shepard in Klamath Falls. They moved to Grants Pass in 1950 to raise their family. While her children were in school, she actively supported their activities. She had continued her support for local schools.
Shepard was a member of the Bethany Presbyterian Church and the local Rose Society.
She enjoyed sewing for her family, gardening, cooking, crocheting and knitting booties for neighborhood newborn children.
In addition to her husband, Frank, survivors include a son, Robert Shepard of Eugene; a set of triplets, Cherie Hembree of...Read MORE...
1996 Death 18 March 1996
Grants Pass, Oregon, USA
She died at the age of 85.
Dorothy is buried at: Hawthorne Memorial Gardens Grants Pass Josephine County Oregon, USA
Added: 11/2/2016 10:12:54 AM
- Updated: 3/13/2025 2:09:45 PM
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