Melvin Arthur Crump

Male25 July 1936–7 November 2014

Brief Life History of Melvin Arthur

When Melvin Arthur Crump was born on 25 July 1936, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States, his father, Arthur Earnest Crump, was 29 and his mother, Opal Viola Hill, was 28. He married Marsha Jo Hedman on 15 June 1957, in Kitsap, Washington, United States. He died on 7 November 2014, in Everett, Snohomish, Washington, United States, at the age of 78.

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Melvin Arthur Crump
1936–2014
Marsha Jo Hedman
1936–1982
Marriage: 15 June 1957

Sources (4)

  • Melvin A Crump, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Melvin Arthur Crump, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
  • Melvin A Crump, "Washington Death Index, 1965-2014"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 June 1957Kitsap, Washington, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    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 Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

    1940

    Age 4

    Galloping Gertie is the reference used to describe the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It opened on July 1, 1940 four months later it no longer existed. On November 7, 1940 the wind gusts came up to 40 miles an hour causing the bridge to twist and vibrate violently before it collapsed into Puget Sound. The only victim of the bridge collapsing was a three-legged paralyzed dog named Tubby whose owner tried to rescue him from the car but he wouldn’t go with him.

    1958 · The First U.S. Satellite in Space

    Age 22

    Explorer 1 was the first satellite of the United States to be launched and successfully orbit the Earth.

    Name Meaning

    English (mainly West Midlands): nickname for a cripple or hunchback, from Middle English crumpe, croumpe, crampe ‘curved, bent, crooked’ (Old English crump, Old French crampe). Compare Croom .

    Americanized form of German Krump , the variant Krumpp, or German and Dutch Kramp .

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

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