Hugh Charlie Westbrook

Brief Life History of Hugh Charlie

When Hugh Charlie Westbrook was born in 1924, in Braselton, Hall, Georgia, United States, his father, Charley Joseph Westbrook, was 31 and his mother, Cora E Mauldin, was 27. He lived in District 385, Hall, Georgia, United States for about 10 years and Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States in 2007. He died about 2007, at the age of 84.

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Family Time Line

Charley Joseph Westbrook
1893–1979
Cora E Mauldin
1897–1990
Lydia E Westbrook
1917–
Cecil Leon Westbrook
1919–1980
Hugh Charlie Westbrook
1924–2007
Louise Westbrook
1928–

Sources (4)

  • Hugh C Westbrook in household of Charlie J Westbrook, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Mr Hugh Charlie Westbrook, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
  • Hugh C Westbrook in household of Charlie J Westbrook, "United States Census, 1940"

World Events (8)

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1942 · Germans Sink Ships Near St. Simons Island

Lights from homes along the coast of St. Simons Island provided a clear view of the SS Oklahoma for German U-boat Captain Reinhard Hardegen on April 8, 1942. A German torpedo was fired at the SS Oklahoma shortly after midnight. An hour later, a second torpedo was fired at the oil tanker Esso Baton Rouge. Both ships sunk and the attacks left 22 seamen dead. After the incident, residents of the Golden Isles panicked over concern of a German Invasion of the coast and were stringently observant of a nighttime blackout.  

1947 · The Presidential Succession Act

The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.

Name Meaning

English (southeastern): habitational name from any of various places called Westbrook, for example in Berkshire, Kent, and the Isle of Wight, from Old English west ‘west, western’ + brōc ‘brook, stream’.

Americanized form of Dutch Westbroek: habitational name from a place so named near Utrecht.

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

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