Brief Life History of Melvin Glen
When Melvin Glen Chipman was born on 10 November 1908, in Denmark, Lee, Iowa, United States, his father, Montel Chipman, was 39 and his mother, Ida Berger, was 29. He married Louise Elizabeth Dean on 12 November 1938. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Rural, Linn, Iowa, United States in 1935 and Delhi Township, Ingham, Michigan, United States in 1940. He died on 3 October 1996, in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Lansing, New Hope, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Melvin G Chipman, "United States 1950 Census"
- Melvin Chipman, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- Melvin G Chipman, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1910 · Upper Twin Falls Bridge
The Upper Twin Falls Bridge which connected Breitung Township, Michigan, to Florence County, Wisconsin. The through-truss bridge spanned the Menominee River and was completed in 1910. The bridge was closed to through traffic in 1971 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English chipman (Old English cȳp(e)mann), a side form of chapman, chepman ‘merchant, trader’; see Chapman , with which this name was interchangeable.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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