Blanche Lorraine Craft

Female20 August 1930–25 October 2005

Brief Life History of Blanche Lorraine

Blanche Lorraine Craft was born on 20 August 1930. She married John Stevens Buckingham in 1953. She died on 25 October 2005, at the age of 75, and was buried in Desert Lawn Memorial Park, Kennewick, Benton, Washington, United States.

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John Stevens Buckingham
1923–2021
Blanche Lorraine Craft
1930–2005
Marriage: 1953

Sources (2)

  • Blanche Lorraine Craft Buckingham, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Blanche Lorraine Craft Buckingham, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1953
  • World Events (8)

    1931

    Age 1

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

    1940

    Age 10

    Galloping Gertie is the reference used to describe the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It opened on July 1, 1940 four months later it no longer existed. On November 7, 1940 the wind gusts came up to 40 miles an hour causing the bridge to twist and vibrate violently before it collapsed into Puget Sound. The only victim of the bridge collapsing was a three-legged paralyzed dog named Tubby whose owner tried to rescue him from the car but he wouldn’t go with him.

    1950

    Age 20

    United States military forces play a leading role against North Korean and Chinese troops in Korean War.

    Name Meaning

    English: nickname from Middle English craft ‘skillful, clever, learned’.

    English: habitational name from Croft in Leicestershire. See also Croft .

    Americanized form of German, Danish, Swedish, or Jewish Kraft . See also Croft .

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

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