Vernon Joseph Stevenson

Male31 July 1907–14 May 1947

Brief Life History of Vernon Joseph

When Vernon Joseph Stevenson was born on 31 July 1907, in Alameda, California, United States, his father, John Joseph Stevenson, was 25 and his mother, Cecelia George, was 21. He married Edna Mae Wilbur on 22 July 1934, in Alameda, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 14 May 1947, in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 39.

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Family Time Line

Vernon Joseph Stevenson
1907–1947
Edna Mae Wilbur
1906–1987
Marriage: 22 July 1934
David Allen Stevenson
1929–2021

Sources (8)

  • Vernon J Stevenson in household of John J Stevenson, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Vernon Joseph Stevenson in entry for David Allen Stevenson, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
  • Vernon Stevenson in household of John J Stevenson, "United States Census, 1920"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 July 1934Alameda, California, United States

    • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

    Age 1

    Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

    1910 · Angel Island Serves Immigrants

    Age 3

    Angel Island served as a western entry point for hundreds of thousands of U.S. immigrants, mainly from China, from 1910 to 1940.

    1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

    Age 11

    To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Steven, Stephen (see Steven ) + -son. This surname is also very common in northern Ireland (especially Antrim and Down), where it has been interchangeable with Steenson and Stinson . In North America, this surname has also absorbed various European cognates, such as Danish, Norwegian, and North German Steffensen or Stephensen ; see also Stevens .

    Scottish: variant of Stevenston, a habitational name from Stevenston (Ayrshire), Stevenson in Newlands (Peeblesshire), or Stevenson in Haddington (East Lothian). The placename in each case derives from the personal name Steven + Older Scots toun ‘farmstead, settlement’.

    English: habitational name from Stevenstone (Devon), meaning ‘Stephen's farmstead’.

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

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