When Milton Garth Wooley was born on 30 December 1919, in Culdesac, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States, his father, Arthur Lincoln Wooley, was 53 and his mother, Eva Louise Reynolds, was 45. He married Betty Marie Lorton on 12 July 1941, in Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, United States. He lived in Election Precinct 64 Highlands South, Cowlitz, Washington, United States in 1940 and Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1944. He died on 6 May 1999, in Oregon, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Scappoose, Columbia, Oregon, United States.
Do you know Milton Garth? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Women are given the right to vote under the Nineteenth Amendment.
Galloping Gertie is the reference used to describe the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It opened on July 1, 1940 four months later it no longer existed. On November 7, 1940 the wind gusts came up to 40 miles an hour causing the bridge to twist and vibrate violently before it collapsed into Puget Sound. The only victim of the bridge collapsing was a three-legged paralyzed dog named Tubby whose owner tried to rescue him from the car but he wouldn’t go with him.
English: variant of Woolley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.