Phyllis Amelia Calf

Female1920–16 April 2011

Brief Life History of Phyllis Amelia

When Phyllis Amelia Calf was born in 1920, her father, Alfred Phillip Calf, was 35 and her mother, Gertrude Emma Tonkin, was 31. She married Frederick Otto Helmer on 1 October 1938, in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States. She lived in Newport District, Warwick, Virginia, United States in 1920 and Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930. She died on 16 April 2011, at the age of 91.

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Family Time Line

Frederick Otto Helmer
1912–1992
Phyllis Amelia Calf
1920–2011
Marriage: 1 October 1938

Sources (10)

  • Philias A C?Lf in household of Alfraid P C?Lf, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Phyllis Amelia Calf, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Phyllis A Helmer, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 October 1938Elizabeth City, Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1920

    Age 0

    The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

    1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

    Age 14

    Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

    1944 · The G.I Bill

    Age 24

    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: nickname from Middle English calf ‘calf’ (Old English cealf, calf). Compare Duncalf and Metcalfe .

    Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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