Brief Life History of Robert L
When Robert L Whitworth was born on 30 August 1912, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Vernon Whitworth, was 27 and his mother, Louella " Lillian" Priest, was 28. He married Eva Ross on 14 May 1937, in Garfield, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Bewleyville, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States in 1920. He died on 7 March 1983, in Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Bewleyville, Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States.
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- Robert L Whitworth in household of Vernon Whitworth, "United States Census, 1930"
- Robert Whitworth, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Robert Lee Whitworth, "Kentucky, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
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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.
1926 · Mammoth Cave is Discovered
In 1926, in central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave was discovered. It dates back to Mississippian times and consists of over four hundred miles of passageway. On July 1, 1941, the cave was made a National Park.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire, Yorkshire, North Midlands): habitational name from Whitworth in Rochdale (Lancashire), and possibly also from Whitworth (Durham). The placenames derive from the Old English personal name Hwīta or Old English hwīt ‘white’ + worth ‘enclosure’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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