Brief Life History of Elda Irma
When Elda Irma Wood was born on 21 January 1916, in Wells, Utah, United States, her father, Richard Lee Wood, was 35 and her mother, Pearl Ann Duval, was 29. She married Robert LeRoy Cunningham on 19 August 1940, in Elko, Nevada, United States. She died on 2 June 2003, in Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, California, United States, at the age of 87.
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Sources (6)
- Elda E Wood in household of Richard L Wood, "United States Census, 1930"
- Elda E Wood, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"
- Elda W Cunningham, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World
Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.
1939 · Hill Air Force Base
Named in honor of Major Ployer Peter Hill, Hill Field started as an ill-fated Air Mail experiment. Hoping to be located closer to the Salt Lake City area, the present-day site near Ogden was a clear favorite. In July 1939, Congress gave the green light for the establishment and construction of the Ogden Air Depot. Hill Field officially opened on 7 November 1940. Hill Field officially became Hill Air Force Base after World War II and continued to store and maintain warplanes during the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Today the Air Force Base is still in service, but it also has an Aerospace Museum on site where many people visit each year to learn of its history in Northern Utah.
Name Meaning
English: mainly a topographic name for someone who lived in or by a wood, from Middle English wode ‘wood’ (Old English wudu). In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, such as French Bois and Polish Les .
English: in a few cases, a nickname for an eccentric or perhaps a violent person, from Middle English wode ‘frenzied, wild’ (Old English wōd).
Americanized form of French Gadbois .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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