Brief Life History of Alton Bruyn
When Alton Bruyn Decker was born on 25 September 1916, in Snowflake, Navajo, Arizona, United States, his father, James Alvin Decker, was 27 and his mother, Lora Mabel Saltzgiver, was 22. He married Luane Florentine Kennelly on 8 November 1941, in Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1941. He died on 9 June 1992, in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Denver, Colorado, United States.
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Sources (28)
- Alton Duker, "United States Census, 1940"
- Alton Bruyre Decker, "Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930"
- Alton Bruyn Decker, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1918 · Chapman Branch Library
The Chapman Branch Library is a Carnegie library that was built in 1918 and is now is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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 Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.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
German: occupational name for a roofer (thatcher, tiler, slater, or shingler) or a carpenter or builder, from an agent derivative of Middle High German decke ‘covering’, a word which was normally used to refer to roofs, but sometimes also to other sorts of covering; modern German Decke still has the twin senses ‘ceiling’ and ‘blanket’.
Dutch: variant of Dekker , cognate with 1 above. Compare De Decker .
English (London): variant of Dicker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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