Brief Life History of William Wilford
When William Wilford Blatter was born on 2 March 1915, in Ammon, Bonneville, Idaho, United States, his father, William Lincoln Blatter, was 31 and his mother, Olga Vollenweider, was 21. He married Ila Marie Davis on 22 July 1946, in Arkansas, United States. He lived in School District 61 North Fork, Blaine, Montana, United States for about 5 years and North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States in 1961. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 20 February 1961, in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Edgewood Memorial Park, North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States.
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Sources (15)
- William Wilford Blatter, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- W W Blatter, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- US Application for military headstone for William W Blatter (aka Murray H Mayfield)
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World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1919 · Oil is Discovered at Cat Creek
Located near Petroleum and Garfield counties in Montana is Cat Creek . It was here in 1919, that oil was discovered
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Ernst, Erwin, Ewald, Fritz, Lothar.
South German and Swiss German:
topographic name for someone who lived on a plateau, from Middle High German plate, blate ‘flat surface, plateau’ + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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My Life Story------ (part 1)- Our time in Ammon Idaho by Levi Preston Blatter-
At the urging of my family and in compliance with the wishes of the church, i shall attempt to record a few incidences from my life which might be of interest to my family and perhaps others. My Fath …
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