Ronald Lauren Graham

Male19 March 1942–6 August 1945

Brief Life History of Ronald Lauren

When Ronald Lauren Graham was born on 19 March 1942, in Elma, Grays Harbor, Washington, United States, his father, Ernest Merryman Graham, was 28 and his mother, Caroline Annie Hollatz, was 27. He died on 6 August 1945, in Centralia, Lewis, Washington, United States, at the age of 3, and was buried in Mason, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ernest Merryman Graham
1914–2001
Caroline Annie Hollatz
1915–1978
Carol Lee Graham
1938–2016
Ronald Lauren Graham
1942–1945
Neil Loyd Graham
1943–2019
Norman Leonard Graham
1945–1945
Teresa Ann Graham
1953–1984

Sources (4)

  • Ronald L. Graham, "Washington, County Death Registers, 1881-1979"
  • Ronald Lauren Graham, "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960"
  • Sonny, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (3)

1944 · The G.I Bill

Age 2

The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

1945 · Peace in a Post War World

Age 3

The Yalta Conference was held in Crimea to talk about establishing peace and postwar reorganization in post-World War II Europe. The heads of government that were attending were from the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. Later the Conference would become a subject of controversy at the start of the Cold War.

1945 · President Dies from Cerebral hemorrhage

Age 3

Franklin D. Roosevelt dies from a cerebral hemorrhage. He died in office shortly after his fourth re-election.

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Graham (as well as Grantham, Grandham, and Granham). See also Grantham .

Irish (especially Ulster): in Ireland Graham is generally the Scottish name, but it has additionally been adopted as an Anglicized form of both Ó Creacháin (see Crehan ) and Ó Gormghaile (see Gormley ).

History: The surname Graham was taken to Scotland at the beginning of the 12th century by the Norman baron William de Graham, holder of the manor of Grantham in Lincolnshire, from whom many if not all modern bearers are probably descended. The chief of Clan Graham is the Duke of Montrose.

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

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