Brief Life History of James Robert
When James Robert Wellard was born on 16 January 1924, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, James Elias Wellard, was 38 and his mother, Laura Ritter, was 26. He married Elizabeth Deanne Dalton on 23 January 1945, in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Pocatello Election Precinct 6, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1940 and Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1950. He died on 22 October 1995, at the age of 71, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States.
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- James R Welland, "United States Census, 1940"
- Idaho, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1864-1967
- James Robert Wellard, "Idaho, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1928 · The Tower Theater
The Tower Theatre is a historic film theater operated by the Salt Lake Film Society. The theater presents independent films and is a venue for the Sundance Film Festival. It also presents classic films on occasional weekends and hosts a movie-rental library for those that want to expand their cinematic knowledge.
1944 · The G.I Bill
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
English: variant of Weller .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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