Brief Life History of Wiley Melvin
When Wiley Melvin Nebeker was born on 1 February 1921, in La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States, his father, Joseph Wiley Havens Nebeker, was 38 and his mother, Annie Helen Lindsay, was 38. He married Wilma Jeane Barnwell on 9 April 1946, in Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He immigrated to San Francisco, California, United States in 1944. He died on 23 February 2004, in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, La Grande, Union, Oregon, United States.
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- Wiley M Nebeker, "United States 1950 Census"
- Wiley Melvin Nebeker, "Hawaii, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
- Wiley M Nebeker, "Find A Grave Index"
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1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
1944 · The G.I Bill
The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of North German Niebecker: occupational name for a baker who was new in town, or a habitational name for someone from Niebeck (near Uelzen).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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