Walter Maynard Kelley

Male4 March 1921–8 September 2008

Brief Life History of Walter Maynard

When Walter Maynard Kelley was born on 4 March 1921, in Plainfield, Waushara, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Boyd Walter Kelley, was 28 and his mother, Luella Ernestine Salter, was 27. He married Elda Marie Crawford on 17 July 1946, in Plainfield, Waushara, Wisconsin, United States. He died on 8 September 2008, in Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Washington, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

Walter Maynard Kelley
1921–2008
Elda Marie Crawford
1923–1980
Marriage: 17 July 1946

Sources (8)

  • Walter M Kelley in household of Thomas Salter, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Walter M Kelley, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Walter Maynard Kelley in entry for Dennis Maynard Kelley, "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 July 1946Plainfield, Waushara, Wisconsin, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

    Age 2

    Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

    1932 · Wisconsin Passes First Unemployment Compensation Law

    Age 11

    The nation's first unemployment compensation law was passed in Wisconsin on January 28, 1932.

    1944 · The G.I Bill

    Age 23

    The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

    Name Meaning

    Irish (Offaly) and English: variant of Kelly .

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

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