Brief Life History of Grant McKee
When Grant McKee Gerber was born on 23 May 1918, in Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States, his father, Irvin Moroni Gerber, was 27 and his mother, Emily Aurilla McKee, was 26. He married Ruth Adelaide Rowley on 19 January 1943, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. He lived in Election Precinct 19 Wellington, Carbon, Utah, United States in 1940 and Wellington, Carbon, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 13 September 1989, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Wellington City Cemetery, Wellington, Carbon, Utah, United States.
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- Grant M Gerber, "United States 1950 Census"
- Grant Mckee Gerber, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
- GRANT McKEE GERBER, "BillionGraves Index"
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1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
1924 · World War I Monument dedicated
The WWI monument is dedicated to the fallen soldiers who participated in the confrontation, in 1924.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
German, Swiss German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a tanner, from Middle High German gerwer (from Old High German (ledar) garawo ‘leather preparer’), German Gerber.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Butter and Jam
I remember my Grandpa Grant Gerber loved bread at dinner. He would put butter and jam on his plate before spreading it on his bread. He would end up eating a lot of bread because he said his butter an …
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