Brief Life History of Worthington Willis
When Worthington Willis Greene was born on 16 November 1916, in Muskegon, Michigan, United States, his father, David William Willis, was 22 and his mother, Hazel Bell Ryno, was 18. He married Arlene Sarah Markley on 2 February 1946, in North Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 4 February 2013, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (26)
- Willis Greene in household of Robert Greene, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Worthington Greene - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: William Worthington Greene
- Worthington Willis Greene, "Nevada, Marriage Index, 1956-2005"
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World Events (8)
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1918 · Chapman Branch Library
The Chapman Branch Library is a Carnegie library that was built in 1918 and is now is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1942 · The Japanese American internment
Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.
Name Meaning
English and Irish: variant of Green . In North America, this surname has assimilated cognates from other languages.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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