Brief Life History of William Reynolds
When William Reynolds Behanna was born on 7 March 1902, in Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Shephard Behanna, was 27 and his mother, Pearl Lytle Rabe, was 26. He married Ada Marie Foster on 12 June 1926, in Cook, Illinois, United States. He lived in Libertyville Township, Lake, Illinois, United States in 1950 and Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States in 1961. He died on 6 February 1961, in Libertyville, Lake, Illinois, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in North Chicago, Lake, Illinois, United States.
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- William R Behanna, "United States 1950 Census"
- William Reynolds Behanna, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
- William R Behanna, "Illinois, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
1905 · The Movie Theater
The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
Name Meaning
Cornish: variant of Behenna, unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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