Brief Life History of Melvin J
When Melvin J Benninger was born on 28 August 1905, in Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States, his father, Ammon Wellington Benninger, was 41 and his mother, Ida Virginia Liston, was 42. He married Audra Estella Atkinson on 11 April 1936, in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States. He lived in Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho, United States in 1935 and Election District 13 Lovell, Big Horn, Wyoming, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1943. He died on 15 August 1975, in Eagle Point, Jackson, Oregon, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Glen Haven Memorial Park, Sylmar, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Melvin J Benninger, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Melvin J Benninger, "Wyoming, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
- Melvin Benninger, "Oregon Death Index, 1971-2008"
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1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1920
Women got to vote first time in the state of Wyoming.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
South German: habitational name for someone from either of two places called Benningen in Württemberg. Compare Pinegar .
English (of Norman origin): variant of Bellinger .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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