Brief Life History of William Louis
When William Louis Punkoney Jr. was born on 5 December 1920, in Sagerton, Haskell, Texas, United States, his father, William Louis Punkoney Sr, was 25 and his mother, Mamie Louella Harris, was 20. He married Elizabeth Hayward Wessman on 10 May 1980, in Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Justice Precinct 5, Borden, Texas, United States in 1940 and Garfield, Colorado, United States for about 1 years. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 10 July 2007, in Loma, Mesa, Colorado, United States, at the age of 86.
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Sources (12)
- William L Punkoney, Jr, "United States 1950 Census"
- W L Punknoie, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
- William Louis Punkoney, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
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World Events (8)
1921 · Flash floods kill 1500
On June 3 1921, flash floods in Pueblo cause over $20 million in damage and kill over 1,500 people in its wake.
1923 · Oil is Discovered on the Navajo Reservation
Oil was discovered on the Navajo Reservation in the 1920's. The Navajos did not want to lease any of the land towards the exploration for oil and gas. They were soon made a deal that they would be hired for all unskilled work if they would lease the land and, reluctantly, they gave in. Albert Fall, a Senator from New Mexico and was extremely hostile towards Indian rights.
1945 · Atomic Bomb Detonated at Trinty Site
The Trinity Test took place in Los Alamos, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945. The test was of the atomic bomb. Part of a project that the government had been working on since the United States entered WWII. The official name for this was called the Manhattan Project.
Name Meaning
Probably the most successful of all the Old French names of Germanic origin that were introduced to England by the Normans. It is derived from Germanic wil ‘will, desire’ + helm ‘helmet, protection’. The fact that it was borne by the Conqueror himself does not seem to have inhibited its favour with the ‘conquered’ population: in the first century after the Conquest it was the commonest male name of all, and not only among the Normans. In the later Middle Ages it was overtaken by John , but continued to run second to that name until the 20th century, when the picture became more fragmented.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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