Brief Life History of Willard Nelson
When Willard Nelson Wadleigh Jr was born on 11 February 1943, in Jersey City, Bergen, New Jersey, United States, his father, Willard Nelson Wadleigh Sr, was 27 and his mother, Eleanor Trina Ada Antonacci, was 25. He married Anita Bernice Rogers on 6 November 1971, in Queens, New York City, New York, United States. He died on 8 November 2010, in Rockaway, Rockaway Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 67.
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- Willard N Wadleigh, "New York, New York City Marriage Licenses Index, 1950-1995"
- Willard Nelson Wadleigh, "Find A Grave Index"
- Willard Nelson Wadleigh, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1944 · The G.I Bill
The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.
1947 · New Jersey State Constitution (Current Version)
The New Jersey state government was reorganized through a new update to the state constitution. One of the most notable changes was that voting rights were restored to females and non-white citizens. Other adjustments included: Governors could serve four years (instead of three), and the state legislature would include a 40-member senate and 80-member General Assembly.
1961 · The Twenty-Third Amendment
The Twenty-third Amendment gives the residents in the District of Columbia the right to vote in presidential elections and to give the district electors in the Electoral College.
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English (Surrey): variant of Wadley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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