Anna Mae Godshalk

Female17 October 1919–21 November 2003

Brief Life History of Anna Mae

Anna Mae Godshalk was born on 17 October 1919, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She died on 21 November 2003, in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, at the age of 84.

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Family Time Line

Norman Atkinson Compton
1919–1996
Anna Mae Godshalk
1919–2003

Sources (2)

  • Ann Gutshalk in entry for Dennis Norman Compton and Agnes Louise Orndorff, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
  • Anna Mae Godshalk in entry for George Mervin Broce and Rose Ann Compton, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"

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World Events (3)

1920

Age 1

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

1920

Age 1

Women are given the right to vote under the Nineteenth Amendment.

1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington

Age 22

The Pentagon was developed as the Department of Defense had outgrown the other buildings were it was previous located.The groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941. When the Pentagon was being built, it was determined that it could be no taller than four stories high. Colonel Leslie R. Groves was the supervisor of the project, he would later become known for helping on the Manhattan Project.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Gottschalk or its Dutch equivalent Godschalk.

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

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