Everett Rucker "Bookie" Cheatham Jr

Male13 February 1930–13 November 1983

Brief Life History of Everett Rucker "Bookie"

When Everett Rucker "Bookie" Cheatham Jr was born on 13 February 1930, his mother, Thekla Lindamood, was 28 and his father, Everett Rucker Cheatham Sr, was 28. He died on 13 November 1983, in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Fort Hill Memorial Park, Lynchburg, Virginia, United States.

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Everett Rucker "Bookie" Cheatham Jr
1930–1983
Elsie Louise Beemer
1933–2011

Sources (6)

  • Everett Cheatchain in household of Everett R Cheatchain, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Everett Rucker Cheatham, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
  • Everett Rucker Cheatham, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"

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World Events (8)

1931

Age 1

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington

Age 11

The Pentagon was developed as the Department of Defense had outgrown the other buildings were it was previous located.The groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941. When the Pentagon was being built, it was determined that it could be no taller than four stories high. Colonel Leslie R. Groves was the supervisor of the project, he would later become known for helping on the Manhattan Project.

1945 · Peace in a Post War World

Age 15

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.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place in Lancashire called Cheetham, apparently named with Celtic cēd ‘wood’ + Old English hām ‘homestead’.

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

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