Rodney Charles Hewitt

Male11 July 1934–7 December 1994

Brief Life History of Rodney Charles

When Rodney Charles Hewitt was born on 11 July 1934, in Holly, Oakland, Michigan, United States, his father, Harry Hewitt, was 20 and his mother, Bertha Kenny, was 16. He married Genevieve Marie Stalnaker in Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 7 December 1994, in Orlando, Orange, Florida, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Rock Cemetery, Eldorado, South Branch Township, Crawford, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rodney Charles Hewitt
1934–1994
Genevieve Marie Stalnaker
1934–2006
Marriage:
Rodrick Charles Hewitt (Wehnes)
1954–1978

Sources (3)

  • Rodney Charles Hewitt, "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998"
  • R Hewitt, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  • Rodney Charles Hewitt, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    Bay City, Bay, Michigan, United States
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1935 · The FBI is Established

    Age 1

    The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

    1941 · Florida Involvement in World War II

    Age 7

    Similar to the first World War, Florida's location and temperature served as an ideal location for military training; in fact, Florida would end up having 172 military installations. As a result of World War II growth, Camp Blanding became the fourth largest city in Florida, capable of housing over 55,000 soldiers. Many Floridians sacrificed their lives among other Americans to win the war; it's estimated that about 3,000 U.S. deaths were from Floridian troops.

    1954 · Worlds Largest Christmas Store

    Age 20

    Wally Bronner opened what would become the world's largest Christmas Store in 1954 as a result of successfully creating custom Christmas panels for city lampposts. Since then, the Frankenmuth store has expanded to a 27 acre landscaped lot with over 50,000 Christmas related items in his store. Bronner's attracts over two million guests per year.

    Name Meaning

    English:

    from the Middle English personal name Hewet, Huet, Hughet, Howet, pet forms of Hugh (Middle English Hewe, Hue; see Hugh and compare Hew ). The spelling Hughet stood for both Huet and the synonymous Huget; see Huggett . This surname has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.

    habitational name from Hewitts in Chelsfield or Hewitts in Willesborough (both Kent), both named from Old English hīewett ‘cutting’, denoting a place where trees had been cut down. Here there lived families called de la Hewatte (1270), de la hewett (1301), and atte Hewete (1338). The name may also be topographic for someone who lived in a newly made clearing in a wood.

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

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