William Robert Marks

Brief Life History of William Robert

When William Robert Marks was born on 25 July 1931, in Crossett, Ashley, Arkansas, United States, his father, Robert Henry Marks, was 49 and his mother, Fannie Neal Harbison, was 31. He married Betty Jo Jones on 24 September 1952, in Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States. He lived in Dardanelle, Yell, Arkansas, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1951. He died on 27 March 2019, in Crossett, Ashley, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 87.

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William Robert Marks
1931–2019
Betty Jo Jones
1931–2020
Marriage: 24 September 1952

Sources (5)

  • Robert Marks in household of Robert H Marks, "United States Census, 1940"
  • William Robert Marks, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Bobby, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

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1932

Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

1932

Los Angeles, California, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Mark , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dutch and German: patronymic from Mark .

Jewish (western Ashkenazic): variant of Marx .

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

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