Ardith Ann Sophia Muncy

Female19 February 1924–21 March 1993

Brief Life History of Ardith Ann Sophia

When Ardith Ann Sophia Muncy was born on 19 February 1924, in Oil Springs, Johnson, Kentucky, United States, her father, Wade Hampton Muncy Sr., was 26 and her mother, Esta Jane Prince, was 21. She had at least 1 daughter. She lived in Magisterial District 8 Upper Town, Daviess, Kentucky, United States in 1940. She died on 21 March 1993, in Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Philpot, Daviess, Kentucky, United States.

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Ardith Ann Sophia Muncy
1924–1993
Mexie Jane Shelton
1952–2010

Sources (5)

  • Sophia A Muncey in household of Wade Muncey, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Sophia Ann Muncy, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Sophia Ann Muncy Shelton, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1926 · Mammoth Cave is Discovered

Age 2

In 1926, in central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave was discovered. It dates back to Mississippian times and consists of over four hundred miles of passageway. On July 1, 1941, the cave was made a National Park.

1927

Age 3

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

1944 · The G.I Bill

Age 20

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.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Munsey .

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

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