Brief Life History of Washburn McLelland
When Washburn McLelland Chipman was born on 31 May 1908, in American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Washburn Snow Chipman, was 41 and his mother, Margaret McLelland, was 35. He married Margaret Smart on 3 April 1931, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States in 1935 and San Francisco, California, United States in 1940. He died on 7 December 1967, in San Mateo, California, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in American Fork Cemetery, American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Washburn M Chipman in household of Washburn Snow Chipman, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Washburn M Chipman, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
- Washburn Mcclelland Chipman, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World
At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English chipman (Old English cȳp(e)mann), a side form of chapman, chepman ‘merchant, trader’; see Chapman , with which this name was interchangeable.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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