Brief Life History of Estelle
Estelle Wills was born on 25 January 1919. She married Bernard Edwin Fletcher on 16 June 1941, in Duval, Florida, United States. She died on 20 January 2011, in Georgia, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Dawson, Terrell, Georgia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Bernard Edwin Fletcher
1917–1957
Estelle Wills
1919–2011
Marriage: 16 June 1941
Sources (4)
- Estelle Wills, "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993"
- Estelle Wills Fletcher, "Find A Grave Index"
- Estelle Wills, "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993"
Spouse and Children
1917–1957 Male
1919–2011 Female
Marriage
16 June 1941Duval, Florida, United States
World Events (8)
1920
Age 1
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
1922 · Women Granted the Right to Vote
Age 3
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.
1944 · The G.I Bill
Age 25
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 and German: variant of Will with genitival -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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