Charlie Weyman Whitaker

Male1921–30 October 2007

Brief Life History of Charlie Weyman

When Charlie Weyman Whitaker was born in 1921, in Georgia, United States, his father, Charles Weyman Whitaker, was 29 and his mother, Pearl Adams, was 25. He married Jennie Lynn Hicks on 20 July 1990, in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. He lived in District 1451, Crisp, Georgia, United States in 1930. He died on 30 October 2007, in Wetumpka, Elmore, Alabama, United States, at the age of 86.

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Charlie Weyman Whitaker
1921–2007
Jennie Lynn Hicks
1927–2000
Marriage: 20 July 1990

Sources (4)

  • C Waynon Whitaker Jr. in household of C Waynon Whitaker, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Charlie Weyman Whitaker, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Charlie W Whitaker, "United States Social Security Death Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 July 1990Montgomery, Alabama, United States
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    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1922 · Women Granted the Right to Vote

    Age 1

    The 19th Amendment, which allowed women the right to vote, was passed and became federal law on August 26, 1920. Georgia law prevented women from voting until 1922. The amendment wasn’t officially ratified until 1970.

    1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

    Age 2

    Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

    1944 · The G.I Bill

    Age 23

    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 (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Whitacre in Warwickshire or High Whitaker in Lancashire, both of whose names derive from Old English hwīt ‘white’ + æcer ‘field’. The name may also be derived from Wheatacre in Norfolk or Whiteacre in Waltham (Kent), both of which derive from Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ + æcer ‘field’. Compare Whittaker .

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

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