Brief Life History of Gayle Burton
When Gayle Burton Swaney was born on 29 August 1907, in Germantown, Washington, Ohio, United States, his father, Charles Edward Swaney, was 24 and his mother, Gracie Leota Burton, was 21. He married Veronica Margaret Keenan on 2 June 1945, in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada. He lived in Saskatchewan, Canada in 1916 and Willow Bunch No. 42, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1926. He died on 4 July 1945, in At Sea, at the age of 37, and was buried in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Sources (7)
- Gale Swaney in household of Chas Swaney, "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916"
- Gale Swaney, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Gayle Burton Swaney, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
World Events (8)
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
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.
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
Scottish: habitational name from Swannay in Birsay (Orkney), most likely from Old Norse svanr ‘swan’ + á ‘river’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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