Brief Life History of Robert Allen
When Robert Allen Bumgardner was born on 19 December 1891, in Roper, Wilson, Kansas, United States, his father, William Moses Baumgardner, was 22 and his mother, Maude Myrtle Landreth, was 16. He married Clark Ella 'Cora' Wheeler on 15 May 1910, in Parachute, Garfield, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Parachute, Garfield, Colorado, United States for about 20 years and Election Precinct 17 Grand Valley, Garfield, Colorado, United States in 1940. He died on 30 March 1979, in Rifle, Garfield, Colorado, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Russey-Hurlburt Cemetery, Parachute, Garfield, Colorado, United States.
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- Robt A Bumgardner in household of * M Bumgardner, "United States Census, 1900"
- Robert Bumgardner, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
- Robert Allen Bumgardner, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1910
The town was named for Parachute Creek which flowed into town. The Ute Indians had named the creek Pahchouc, the word for twins, because the mouth of the creek was between two similar mountains. The settlers mispronounced the word and the town was named Parachute. This story of the name was published in the Grand Valley Newspaper, June 30, 1910. The town was changed to Grand Valley in 1908 to lure tourists in, but was renamed back to Parachute in the 1980s.
1914 · The Ludlow Massacre
On April 20, 1914, the Colorado national Guard and the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company guards, attacked striking coal miners in Ludlow, Colorado, killing 25 people, including miners, women, and children.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German Baumgartner .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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