John Wayne Fronk

Brief Life History of John Wayne

When John Wayne Fronk was born on 22 July 1919, in Tremonton, Box Elder, Utah, United States, his father, John Henry Fronk, was 26 and his mother, Edith Lena Parker, was 26. He lived in Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1935 and Tremonton Election Precinct, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 29 August 2009, in Tremonton, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Tremonton, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Henry Fronk
1893–1964
Edith Lena Parker
1893–1947
Lena Marie Fronk
1917–1963
John Wayne Fronk
1919–2009
Earl Parker Fronk
1923–1989

Sources (31)

  • John Wayne Fronk in household of John Henry Fronk, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Wayne Fronk, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • John Wayne Fronk, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"

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1920

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

1944 · The G.I Bill

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

German: variant of Frank .

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

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