Orville Stanton Cawthon

Brief Life History of Orville Stanton

When Orville Stanton Cawthon was born on 30 November 1911, in Springdale, Washington, Arkansas, United States, his father, Clyde Vernon Cawthon, was 22 and his mother, Stella M Vansandt, was 17. He lived in Mill Election Precinct, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States in 1920 and Havelock, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States in 1930. He died on 30 September 1993, in Missouri, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clyde Vernon Cawthon
1889–1972
Stella M Vansandt
1894–1976
Carl Cletus Cawthon
1910–1936
Orville Stanton Cawthon
1911–1993
Stella Pauline Cawthon
1914–1917
Gladys Berniece Cawthon
1917–1989
Edith Elizabeth Cawthon
1920–1981
Betty J Cawthon
1925–1977
Ione Cawthon
1927–

Sources (4)

  • Orville Cawthon in household of Clyde Cawthon, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Orville S Cawthon, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Orvelle Cawthon in household of Clyde Cawthon, "United States Census, 1920"

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1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting

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1935 · The FBI is Established

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Name Meaning

English: variant of Cawthorne .

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

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