Brief Life History of Russel Dean
When Russel Dean Wellard was born on 8 November 1922, in Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States, his father, Stanley Raymond Wellard Sr, was 27 and his mother, Elsie Johanna Steinmann, was 23. He married Grace Jewell Medlock on 19 May 1946, in Yuma, Yuma, Arizona, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States in 1950. He died on 21 January 1976, in Fontana, San Bernardino, California, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Green Acres Memorial Park, Bloomington, San Bernardino, California, United States.
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- Dean R Wellard, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Dean Russell Wellard - Individual or family possessions: Birth record or certificate: birth-name: Russel Dean Wellard
- Dean Russell Wellard, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
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1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Weller .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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