Brief Life History of Robert Calvin "Bob"
When Robert Calvin "Bob" Arpke was born on 20 August 1925, in Fruita, Gunnison, Colorado, United States, his father, Paul Gayhardt Arpke, was 46 and his mother, Elsie Emma Sandman, was 37. He married Pearline Monger on 18 September 1946, in New Liberty, Mesa, Colorado, United States. He lived in Jefferson Township, Jefferson, Nebraska, United States in 1930. He died on 20 March 2004, in Mack, Mesa, Colorado, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Fruita, Mesa, Colorado, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Robert C Arpke, "United States 1950 Census"
- Pearline Monger in the Mesa County, Colorado, Marriage Index, 1883
- Robert Calvin Arpke, "Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
Spouse and Children
1925–2004 Male
1928–2021 Female
Parents and Siblings
1879–1938 Male
1887–1982 Female
Siblings (3)
1918–2007 Male
1921–1986 Female
1925–2004 Male
World Events (8)
1927
Age 2
1944 · Congress Passes the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Project
Age 19
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
Age 22
Name Meaning
One of the many French names of Germanic origin that were introduced into Britain by the Normans; it has since remained in continuous use. It is derived from the nearly synonymous elements hrōd ‘fame’ + berht ‘bright, famous’, and had a native Old English predecessor of similar form (Hreodbeorht), which was supplanted by the Norman name. Two dukes of Normandy in the 11th century bore the name: the father of William the Conqueror (sometimes identified with the legendary Robert the Devil), and his eldest son. It was borne also by three kings of Scotland, notably Robert the Bruce ( 1274–1329 ), who freed Scotland from English domination. The altered short form Bob is very common, but Hob and Dob, which were common in the Middle Ages and gave rise to surnames, are extinct. See also Rupert .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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He was a farmer. He could play the piano like nobody's business. He played honky-tonk. He was a big, strong man, with hands. He had black hair. He was very kind, friendly, likable. His wife was n …
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