William Gene Gajdosik

Male17 August 1936–11 November 1989

Brief Life History of William Gene

When William Gene Gajdosik was born on 17 August 1936, in Matagorda, Texas, United States, his father, William Venice Gajdosik, was 33 and his mother, Alice Lucille Hudler, was 18. He lived in Justice Precinct 5, Matagorda, Texas, United States in 1940 and Matagorda, Matagorda, Texas, United States in 1950. He died on 11 November 1989, at the age of 53, and was buried in Van Vleck, Matagorda, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Venice Gajdosik
1902–1969
Alice Lucille Hudler
1918–
Barbara Helen Gajdosik
1933–
William Gene Gajdosik
1936–1989
Ernest Wayne Gajdusek
1945–1967

Sources (11)

  • William G Gajdosik, "United States 1950 Census"
  • William Gene Gajdosik, "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997"
  • William Gajdosik, "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000"

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World Events (8)

1937 · The Neutrality Act

Age 1

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

1949 · 1950s Texas Drought

Age 13

One of most intense, costly, and devastating droughts ever recorded in the state of Texas. The entire state was in a state of drought by the summer of 1951. Less than 30-50% of the normal rainfall was received during this period. The state was plagued with dust storms similar to those from the infamous Dust Bowl. The drought ended in a destructive manner throughout 1957; storms, hail, tornadoes, and deadly floods.

1951 · The Twenty-Second Amendment

Age 15

Before the Twenty-second Amendment, the Presidency didn’t have a set number limit on how many times they could be elected or re-elected to the office of President of the United States. The Amendment sets that limit to two times, consecutively or not, and sets additional conditions for presidents who succeed to the unexpired terms of their predecessors.

Name Meaning

Probably the most successful of all the Old French names of Germanic origin that were introduced to England by the Normans. It is derived from Germanic wil ‘will, desire’ + helm ‘helmet, protection’. The fact that it was borne by the Conqueror himself does not seem to have inhibited its favour with the ‘conquered’ population: in the first century after the Conquest it was the commonest male name of all, and not only among the Normans. In the later Middle Ages it was overtaken by John , but continued to run second to that name until the 20th century, when the picture became more fragmented.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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