Wesley Perry Zornes

Brief Life History of Wesley Perry

When Wesley Perry Zornes was born on 28 December 1891, in Colfax, Whitman, Washington, United States, his father, Martin Alva Zornes, was 42 and his mother, Mary Isaphine McCarty, was 32. He married Minnie Edna Eldridge on 2 June 1917, in Visalia, Tulare, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Ramona Township, San Diego, California, United States in 1940 and El Cajon, San Diego, California, United States in 1959. He died on 13 August 1973, in Ramona, Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Julian, San Diego, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Wesley Perry Zornes
1891–1973
Minnie Edna Eldridge
1899–1999
Marriage: 2 June 1917
Willula Marie Zornes
1919–1959
Lowell James Zornes
1920–2017
Joyce Maurine Zornes
1922–1988
James Wesley Zornes
1923–1924
Dean Eldridge Zornes
1925–1994
Elizabeth Lucille Zornes
1928–2001
Mary Doreen Zornes
1929–2000
Lynn Wesley Zornes
1937–1989

Sources (21)

  • Westley Zomes, "United States Census, 1920"
  • W P Zornes, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
  • Wesley Perry Zornes, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1899

Historical Boundaries: 1899: Chelan, Washington, United States

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

Altered form of German Zorn , with the addition of excrescent -s, a common feature of Americanized surnames.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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