Brief Life History of James Eugene
When James Eugene Giltner was born on 6 December 1908, in Boone, Boone, Iowa, United States, his father, John P Giltner, was 35 and his mother, Dorothea Elizabeth Gates, was 34. He lived in Boone, Iowa, United States in 1915 and Des Moines Township, Boone, Iowa, United States in 1930. He died on 23 April 1985, in Tracy, San Joaquin, California, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Turlock Memorial Park, Turlock, Stanislaus, California, United States.
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- Eugine Giltner, "Iowa State Census, 1915"
- James E. Giltner, "Iowa Births and Christenings, 1830-1950"
- James Eugene Giltner, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
World Events (8)
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1910 · Angel Island Serves Immigrants
Angel Island served as a western entry point for hundreds of thousands of U.S. immigrants, mainly from China, from 1910 to 1940.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
South German: occupational name for a maker or seller of wooden buckets, from an agent derivative of Middle Low German gilte ‘wooden bucket’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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