Donald Dean Eggemeyer

Male3 June 1929–19 December 2000

Brief Life History of Donald Dean

When Donald Dean Eggemeyer was born on 3 June 1929, in Chester, Randolph, Illinois, United States, his father, William George Otto Eggemeyer, was 31 and his mother, Sophie Maria Grace Bockhorn, was 25. He died on 19 December 2000, in Chester, Randolph, Illinois, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Chester, Randolph, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

William George Otto Eggemeyer
1898–1978
Sophie Maria Grace Bockhorn
1904–1984
Jenava L Eggemeyer
1927–
Donald Dean Eggemeyer
1929–2000
James Earl Eggemeyer
1933–1999

Sources (2)

  • Donald D Eggemeyer in household of Otto L Eggemeyer, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Donald D Eggemeyer, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

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Siblings (3)

World Events (8)

1931

Age 2

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

1932 · The Miners Union

Age 3

After a contract proposal reducing wages by $1.10 a day, employees of the United Mine Workers came together and created the Progressive Miners of America in southern Illinois. After discontent arose over the 67 years of operation, the union was dissolved.

1948 · The Beginning of the Cold War

Age 19

The Berlin Blockade was the first major crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked all access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control and offered to drop the blockade if the newly introduced Deutsche Mark was removed from West Berlin. The Berlin Blockade showed the different ideological and economic visions for postwar Europe. Even though there wasn't any fire fight during the cold war, many of these skirmishes arose and almost caused nuclear war on multiple occasions.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Gerhardt.

German: distinguishing name for a tenant farmer (see Meyer ) who lived on a corner or by a rocky outcrop (see Eck ).

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

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