Brief Life History of Gwendolyn Victoria
When Gwendolyn Victoria Fife was born on 8 April 1921, in Woodland, Summit, Utah, United States, her father, Randolph Wilson Fife, was 29 and her mother, Mabel Victoria Erickson, was 23. She married John Virgil Bushman on 17 December 1943, in Albany, Alameda, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She immigrated to World in 1943. She died on 2 February 1977, in Gridley, Butte, California, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Gridley-Biggs Cemetery, Gridley, Butte, California, United States.
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- Gwendolyn Bushman, "United States 1950 Census"
- Gwendolyn Victoria Fife, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- Mary E Schwartz, "California Marriage Index, 1960-1985"
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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.
1927
"Prior to 1877, the Gridley-Biggs Cemetery was known as the ""Wharton Burial Grounds"" named after John O. Wharton, a local farmer who deeded the first portion of land to the community for burials. On March 17, 1877, the Wharton Burial Grounds became the Live Oak Cemetery Association. The Association was formed as the Gridley-Biggs Cemetery District on June 29, 1927. The first known burial occurred in November 1855."
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 Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.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
Scottish: habitational name from the province and former kingdom of Fife in East Scotland, a name of obscure etymology. Tradition has it that the name is derived from an eponymous Fib, one of the seven sons of Cruithne, legendary founding father of the Picts.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Virgil Bushman and Gwendolyn Victoria Fife
From Unflinching Courage pp. 107-108 John Virgil Bushman was born May 23, 1921, at Snowflake, Arizona. He is the son of Preston A. Bushman and Daphne Decker, and a grandson of John Bushman and Lois A …
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