Woodrow Wilson Bontrager

Male29 May 1919–18 August 2012

Brief Life History of Woodrow Wilson

When Woodrow Wilson Bontrager was born on 29 May 1919, in Wellman, Washington, Iowa, United States, his father, William Harrison Bontrager, was 31 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth DeWees, was 32. He married Jean Lee Ella Bice on 6 June 1941, in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States. He lived in United States in 1949 and Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1944. He died on 18 August 2012, in Walker, Linn, Iowa, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Quasqueton Cemetery, Quasqueton, Buchanan, Iowa, United States.

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Woodrow Wilson Bontrager
1919–2012
Jean Lee Ella Bice
1921–2015
Marriage: 6 June 1941

Sources (13)

  • Woodrow W Bontrages, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Woodrow Wilson Bontrager, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
  • Woodrow Wilson Bontrager, "Iowa, Marriage Records, 1941-1951"

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  • Marriage
    6 June 1941Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States

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    World Events (8)

    1920

    Age 1

    The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

    1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi

    Age 3

    The Karlowa Radio Corporation, in Davenport, was issued a new license for broadcasting and with it they were randomly assigned call letters of WOC. The small studio was the first to reach the Iowa area and was identified as one of 21 stations that were desirable because of coverage area and performance. In September 1927, WOC became a member of the new NBC radio network and still is today. In 1932, Ronald Reagan got his first broadcasting job at WOC as a sportscaster and he returned in 1988 after his presidency tour. WOC is the oldest surviving broadcasting station in the middle Mississippi Valley and was the first to keep logs on their electrical consumption and their on-air programming.

    1944 · The G.I Bill

    Age 25

    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 German Bornträger (see Borntrager ). It is most common in IN.

    History: This is the name of a Mennonite (Amish) family, borne by descendants of (Johann) Martin Bornträger from Germany, who arrived in Philadelphia, PA, on the Sally in 1767 with his sons John, Christian, and Andrew.

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

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