William Jim Booten

Male28 March 1927–8 March 1985

Brief Life History of William Jim

When William Jim Booten was born on 28 March 1927, in Borderland, Mingo, West Virginia, United States, his father, Frank S Booton, was 27 and his mother, Alma Pauley, was 20. He married Charlene Bruce Blackburn on 16 February 1945, in Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Williamson District, Mingo, West Virginia, United States in 1940 and Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States in 1950. He died on 8 March 1985, in Chatham, Georgia, United States, at the age of 57.

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Family Time Line

William Jim Booten
1927–1985
Charlene Bruce Blackburn
1927–1973
Marriage: 16 February 1945
Frank E Booten
1951–2004
Treva Lou Booten
1952–1952

Sources (9)

  • William Booten, "United States 1950 Census"
  • William Jim Booten, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • William Jim Booten, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    16 February 1945Pikeville, Pike, Kentucky, United States

    • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1929

    Age 2

    13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

    1942 · Germans Sink Ships Near St. Simons Island

    Age 15

    Lights from homes along the coast of St. Simons Island provided a clear view of the SS Oklahoma for German U-boat Captain Reinhard Hardegen on April 8, 1942. A German torpedo was fired at the SS Oklahoma shortly after midnight. An hour later, a second torpedo was fired at the oil tanker Esso Baton Rouge. Both ships sunk and the attacks left 22 seamen dead. After the incident, residents of the Golden Isles panicked over concern of a German Invasion of the coast and were stringently observant of a nighttime blackout.  

    1944 · The G.I Bill

    Age 17

    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: variant of Button . Compare Booton .

    In some cases possibly also Dutch and North German: patronymic from a short form of the ancient Germanic personal name Bodo . This surname is rare in the Netherlands and Germany.

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

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