Franklin Spencer Gonzalez

Brief Life History of Franklin Spencer

When Franklin Spencer Gonzalez was born on 28 August 1921, in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States, his father, Andrés Carlos González Rodríguez Sr, was 34 and his mother, Minnie Myrtle Spencer, was 31. He married Josephine Cox on 22 October 1946, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 19 September 2009, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Larkin Sunset Lawn Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Franklin Spencer Gonzalez
1921–2009
Josephine Cox
1925–2009
Marriage: 22 October 1946

Sources (21)

  • Franklin Spencer Gonzalez in household of Andres Carlos Gonzalez, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Franklin Spencer Gonzales, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
  • 2009 US Social Security Death Index for Franklin Spencer Gonzalez

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World Events (8)

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1923 · President Harding visits Utah to get to know the people.

President Warren G. Harding's visited Utah as part of a broader tour of the western United States designed to bring him closer to the people and their conditions. After Speaking at Liberty Park, the president went to the Hotel Utah where he met with President Heber J. Grant and talked to him about the history of the church.

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

Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Carlos, Luis, Manuel, Jesus, Jorge, Pedro, Francisco, Miguel, Ramon, Raul, Mario.

Spanish (González): patronymic from the personal name Gonzalo . Compare De Gonzalez , Gonsales , Gunsalus , and Portuguese Goncalves .

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

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