Zelda O Gillihan

Brief Life History of Zelda O

When Zelda O Gillihan was born on 22 July 1920, in Arkansas, United States, her father, Ewing Lawrence Gillihan, was 22 and her mother, Jacy E Condley, was 18. She married Thurlo William Lutes on 8 December 1935, in Stone, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in United States in 1949 and San Benito, Cameron, Texas, United States in 1998. She died on 23 November 2007, in Cameron, Texas, United States, at the age of 87.

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Family Time Line

Thurlo William Lutes
1915–2005
Zelda O Gillihan
1920–2007
Marriage: 8 December 1935
Lawrence Dowell Lutes
1936–2000
Mary Catherine Lutes Price
1937–1982

Sources (14)

  • Unknown, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Zelda Gillahan, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • Zelda Lutes, "United States Social Security Death Index"

World Events (8)

1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting

In 1922, Harvey C. Couch Sr. started WOK the first radio station in Arkansas. After a trip to Pittsburgh and the KDKA radio he came up with the idea for Workers of Killowatts (WOK). WOK had no commercials which was nice for the listeners.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1944 · The G.I Bill

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

Irish: variant of Gilligan .

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

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