Robert Calvin "Bob" Arpke

Male20 August 1925–20 March 2004

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

Robert Calvin "Bob" Arpke
1925–2004
Pearline Monger
1928–2021
Marriage: 18 September 1946

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

  • Marriage
    18 September 1946New Liberty, Mesa, Colorado, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1927

    Age 2

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

    1944 · Congress Passes the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Project

    Age 19

    The Flood Control Act of 1944 was passed and would later be called the Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program. It was named after the authors of the program Lewis A. Pick and William Glenn Sloan. It began as two separate plans but they both had the idea for an irrigation system that would help with the flooding of the Missouri River.

    1947 · The Presidential Succession Act

    Age 22

    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

    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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    a little about Robert

    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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