Norma Mae Persinger

Female1 September 1941–9 November 2007

Brief Life History of Norma Mae

Norma Mae Persinger was born on 1 September 1941, in McAlpin, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States as the daughter of Barnett Charles Persinger and Gracie Frances Lovell. She married Martin Daniel Bluhm on 21 June 1979, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. She lived in Beckley, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States in 2007. She died on 9 November 2007, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

Martin Daniel Bluhm
1940–
Norma Mae Persinger
1941–2007
Marriage: 21 June 1979

Sources (10)

  • Norma Mae Persinger, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
  • Norma M Bluhm, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Norma M Bluhm, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    21 June 1979Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1942 · The Japanese American internment

    Age 1

    Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.

    1944 · The G.I Bill

    Age 3

    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.

    1960

    Age 19

    Squaw Valley, California, United States hosts Winter Olympic Games.

    Name Meaning

    Altered form of Swiss German Bersinger .

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

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