Brief Life History of Shirley Jean
When Shirley Jean Chenoweth was born on 15 April 1929, in Table Grove, Fulton, Illinois, United States, her father, Ross Warner Chenoweth, was 43 and her mother, Estella Ruby Corey, was 38. She married Robert Lee Hamm on 23 February 1952, in Ipava, Fulton, Illinois, United States. She lived in Farmers Township, Fulton, Illinois, United States in 1940. She died on 29 April 2007, in Illinois, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Ipava, Fulton, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Shirley Chenoweth in household of Ross Chenoweth, "United States Census, 1940"
- Shirley J Hamm, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Shirley Chenoweth in entry for Robert L Hamm, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
1932 · The Miners Union
After a contract proposal reducing wages by $1.10 a day, employees of the United Mine Workers came together and created the Progressive Miners of America in southern Illinois. After discontent arose over the 67 years of operation, the union was dissolved.
1950
United States military forces play a leading role against North Korean and Chinese troops in Korean War.
Name Meaning
Cornish: topographic name from the elements chy ‘house’ + noweth ‘new’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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