Robert William Munyon

Brief Life History of Robert William

When Robert William Munyon was born on 5 February 1918, in Newton, Harvey, Kansas, United States, his father, Charles Lafayette Munyon, was 38 and his mother, Mary Ola Donnell, was 30. He married Helen Irene Hale-Shermer on 3 January 1939, in Mohave, Arizona, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Coalinga, Fresno, California, United States in 1950 and Davis, Yolo, California, United States in 1954. He died on 10 May 2008, in Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Turlock Memorial Park, Turlock, Stanislaus, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert William Munyon
1918–2008
Helen Irene Hale-Shermer
1918–1992
Marriage: 3 January 1939
Mary R Johnson
1942–
Bonnie Jean Munyon
1946–1971
Robert Charles Munyon
1948–1998

Sources (15)

  • Robert W Munyon, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Robert W Munyon, "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964"
  • Robert W Munyon, "Oregon Death Index, 1971-2008"

World Events (8)

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

1927 · Kansas Adopts a Flag

The flag of the State of Kansas was adopted on September 24, 1927. The flag was designed by Hazel Avery in 1925.

1942 · The Japanese American internment

Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.

Name Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mainnín (see Mannion , Manning ).

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

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