Lucille Telford

1923–2013 (Age 89)
Washington, Washington, Iowa, United States

The Life of Lucille

When Lucille Telford was born on 8 December 1923, in Washington, Washington, Iowa, United States, her father, William Frederick Telford, was 44 and her mother, Mary Jane “Nan” Stiles, was 43. She died on 18 October 2013, in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States, at the age of 89.

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Family Time Line

Lucille Telford
1923–2013
Earl Franklin McGraw
1911–2000

Spouse & Children

Parents & Siblings

siblings

(5)

  • Martin Franklin Telford

    Male1905–1975Male

  • Clara Alice Telford

    Female1907–Female

  • Mabel Lenore Telford

    Female1911–2005Female

  • Merle Stiles Telford

    Male1915–1998Male

  • Lucille Telford

    Female1923–2013Female

World Events (8)

1926 · Iowa becomes a provider of food to the world

Age 3

Pioneer Hi-Bred International was the leader company experimenting with hybridization of corn and other seeds for agriculture in the world. It helped make different kinds of crop able to grow in harsh conditions so that other parts of the world would be able to farm and become self-sufficient. It was bought out by DuPont in 1999 and has continued to help struggling countries around the world.
1927

Age 4

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act

Age 24

The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.

Name Meaning

Scottish and English (Northumbria): not, as its form would imply, a habitational name, even though there is a place in Shropshire so called, but a variant of Telfer , assimilated to the pattern of habitational names in -ford. The Shropshire place is a new town, named after the celebrated Scottish civil engineer Thomas Telford ( 1757–1834 ).

Possible Related Names

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

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