Willard Sherman Linebarger

Brief Life History of Willard Sherman

When Willard Sherman Linebarger was born on 20 February 1899, in Newton, Missouri, United States, his father, James Michael Linebarger, was 29 and his mother, Ada Ford Santa Clara Holton, was 26. He married Margaret Mary St. Louis on 14 July 1919, in Glenn, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Squaw Valley, Fresno, California, United States in 1930 and Squaw Valley Judicial Township, Siskiyou, California, United States in 1940. He died on 18 July 1974, in Shasta, California, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Mount Shasta, Siskiyou, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Willard Sherman Linebarger
1899–1974
Margaret Mary St. Louis
1901–1935
Marriage: 14 July 1919
Lucile Ada Linebarger
1920–2006
Richard Willard Linebarger
1923–1999
Donald Edward Linebarger
1926–2024

Sources (19)

  • Willard Linebarger, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Willard Sherman Linebarger - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Willard Sherman Linebarger
  • Williad Sherman Linebarger, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"

World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

Name Meaning

Variant of Lineberger 1, a surname of (Swiss) German or Alsatian origin.

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

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