Bertram Joseph Glynn

Male15 April 1908–24 October 1975

Brief Life History of Bertram Joseph

When Bertram Joseph Glynn was born on 15 April 1908, in Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa, his father, Robert Cecil Xavier Glynn, was 27 and his mother, Maud Gertrude Kruger, was 19. He died on 24 October 1975, at the age of 67, and was buried in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Cecil Xavier Glynn
1880–1918
Maud Gertrude Kruger
1888–1967
Bertram Joseph Glynn
1908–1975
Norah Cecilia Glynn
1909–1999

Sources (3)

  • Bertram J. Glynn, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Bertram J Glynn, "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957"
  • Bertram Glynn, "United States Social Security Death Index"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (2)

World Events (8)

1909

Age 1

British Parliament enacts the South Africa Act, proposed constitution of Union of South Africa.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Age 1

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

1927

Age 19

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Malachy, Dermot, Eamon, Liam, Niall, Ronan, Sean Patrick, Siobhan.

Welsh and Cornish: topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, Welsh glyn, Cornish glin, or a habitational name from a place called with this word, for example Glynn (Cornwall).

Irish (Galway): shortened form of Gaelic Mag Fhloinn (see McGlynn ).

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

Possible Related Names

Story Highlight

Elder Glynn a missionary in South Africa

From the letters home of Robert John Evans (originals in possession of BYU Library special collections, Robert John Evans collection. Kimberley, South Africa, December 19, 1929 "Elder Bertrum J. G …

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