William James Borrowman

Brief Life History of William James

When William James Borrowman was born on 26 August 1912, in Shelton, Fremont, Idaho, United States, his father, Brigham Wheeler Borrowman, was 25 and his mother, Annie Myrtle Hill, was 20. He married Greta Crook on 23 September 1938, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 14 April 1974, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Sandy, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William James Borrowman
1912–1974
Greta Crook
1919–2006
Marriage: 23 September 1938
William John Borrowman
1939–2008

Sources (27)

  • William J Borrowman, "United States 1950 Census"
  • William J Barrowman, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1938"
  • William James Borrowman, "Idaho, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"

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World Events (8)

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

1913

Historic Boundaries 1873: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1885: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States 1893: Fremont, Idaho, United States 1913: Jefferson, Idaho, United States

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

Scottish (Midlothian and Dumfriesshire): status name from Middle English burghman, borughman (Old English burhmann) ‘inhabitant of a (fortified) town’ (see Burke ), especially one holding land or buildings by burgage (see Burgess ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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