Willard Thomas Vondran
1908–1978 (Age 70)
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
The Life of Willard Thomas
Willard Thomas Vondran was born on 17 October 1908, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. He married Gertrude Lavon Buckley on 29 August 1937. He died on 19 October 1978, in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida, United States.
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Family Time Line
Willard Thomas Vondran
1908–1978
Gertrude Lavon Buckley
1912–1996
Marriage: 29 August 1937
Spouse & Children
1908–1978Male
1912–1996Female
MARRIAGE
29 August 1937
29 August 1937
World Events (8)
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Age 1
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1919 · The Chicago Race Riot of 1919
Age 11
During the Chicago race riot, which was raised by racial conflicts throughout Chicago, thirty-eight people died (23 black and 15 white) and over five hundred were injured. It is considered the worst of the approximately 25 riots during the Red Summer and was the worst race riot in Illinois.
1927
Age 19
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
German (of Slavic origin): Germanized form of a Slavic, possibly Sorbian, form of Latin Andreas .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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