Brief Life History of Augustus Gird
When Augustus Gird Betham was born on 22 January 1916, in Apia, Tuamasaga, Upolu, Samoa, his father, Augustus de Silva Betham, was 34 and his mother, Mary Jane Johnston, was 28. He married Gertrude Laura Brown on 20 April 1941, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. He lived in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1950. He died on 14 March 2003, in Hemet, Riverside, California, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Augustus G Betham, "United States 1950 Census"
- Augustus Gird Betham, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
- Augustus Gird Betham, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
1939
U.S. troops stationed in Western Samoa during World War II, but no battles are fought on the islands.
Name Meaning
English: see Beetham .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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