Mildred Irene Whitcomb

Brief Life History of Mildred Irene

When Mildred Irene Whitcomb was born on 24 February 1912, in Wayland, Allegan, Michigan, United States, her father, George Smith Whitcomb, was 50 and her mother, Nama Gertude Douglas, was 36. She married Gerald John Coates on 12 January 1928, in Bowling Green, Wood, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Montana, United States in 1935 and Judicial Township 2, Merced, California, United States in 1940. She died on 12 March 1979, at the age of 67.

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Family Time Line

Gerald John Coates
1908–1984
Mildred Irene Whitcomb
1912–1979
Marriage: 12 January 1928
Joyce Coates
1929–
Roberta Joanne Coates
1931–2018
Betty Jane Coates
1934–1934
Dan Fred Landize Coates
1940–1950

Sources (13)

  • Mildred Whitcomb, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Mildred I Coates, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
  • Mildred Coates in entry for Gerald John Coates, "Montana, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"

World Events (8)

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

1919 · Oil is Discovered at Cat Creek

Located near Petroleum and Garfield counties in Montana is Cat Creek . It was here in 1919, that oil was discovered

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called Whitcombe or Witcombe. Whitcombe in Dorset and Witcombe in Gloucestershire are named with Old English wīd ‘wide’ + cumb ‘valley’; Whitcombe, Isle of Wight, may have the same etymology or alternatively the first element may be Old English hwīt ‘white’. Witcombe in Somerset is named with Old English wīthig ‘willow’ + cumb, and the placename Whitcombe in Devon is from Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ + cumb. The surname may also derive from a lost place in Sussex.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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