Brief Life History of Willard Allen
When Willard Allen Aston was born on 9 August 1920, in Bancroft, Bannock, Idaho, United States, his father, Clarence Aston, was 25 and his mother, LaVera Lowe Allen, was 23. He married Gladys Louise Stokes on 12 December 1943. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1944 and lived in East Nampa Election Precinct, Canyon, Idaho, United States in 1940 and Ontario, Malheur, Oregon, United States in 1945. He died on 6 April 1979, in Idaho, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Brighton, Adams, Colorado, United States.
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Sources (21)
- Willard A Aston, "United States 1950 Census"
- Willard Aston, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Willard Allen Aston, "Oregon, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1921 · Flash floods kill 1500
On June 3 1921, flash floods in Pueblo cause over $20 million in damage and kill over 1,500 people in its wake.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1936 · Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Built on property donated by the Broadmoor Art Academy, the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center was built in April of 1936. This was in the middle of the ""Gret Deperession"" and Alice Bemis Tylor funded the project to help employ laborers who were unemployed.
Name Meaning
English:
from the Middle English personal name Ad(e)stan, which is usually from Old English Æthelstān (see Alston ). It may also be from the much rarer Old English name Ēadstān.
habitational name from any of several places in England called Aston. Most were named with Old English ēast ‘east’ + tūn ‘settlement’. In a few cases the first element is æsc ‘ash tree’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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A Visit to the photographer
This picture is only one of several taken the same day at the photographer's, in the Spring of 1929. Father Clarence, mother LaVera and children were photographed. As you look at the other pictures, …
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