Brief Life History of Wesley Irving
When Wesley Irving Sharpe was born on 9 April 1929, in Aurora, Kane, Illinois, United States, his father, William Oliver Sharpe, was 19 and his mother, Azealia Susan Hughes, was 19. He married Bessie Ellen Bunch on 1 September 1951, in Clovis, Curry, New Mexico, United States. He lived in Plainfield, Will, Illinois, United States in 1930 and Lockport Township, Will, Illinois, United States in 1940. He died on 19 November 1999, in Bedias, Grimes, Texas, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Bedias, Grimes, Texas, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Wesley Sharpe in household of Wm O Sharpe, "United States Census, 1940"
- Texas, U.S., Birth Index, 1903-1997
- Wesley Irving Sharpe, "Find A Grave Index"
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1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
1932 · The Miners Union
After a contract proposal reducing wages by $1.10 a day, employees of the United Mine Workers came together and created the Progressive Miners of America in southern Illinois. After discontent arose over the 67 years of operation, the union was dissolved.
1948 · The Beginning of the Cold War
The Berlin Blockade was the first major crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked all access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control and offered to drop the blockade if the newly introduced Deutsche Mark was removed from West Berlin. The Berlin Blockade showed the different ideological and economic visions for postwar Europe. Even though there wasn't any fire fight during the cold war, many of these skirmishes arose and almost caused nuclear war on multiple occasions.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Sharp .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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