Roger Wayne Whitworth
20 November 1939–29 June 2009 (Age 69)
Wood, Grimes, Texas, United States
The Life of Roger Wayne
When Roger Wayne Whitworth was born on 20 November 1939, in Wood, Grimes, Texas, United States, his father, Jeff Alfred Whitworth, was 19 and his mother, Lola Mae Rogers, was 21. He lived in Pine Mills, Wood, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 29 June 2009, in Colorado, Texas, United States, at the age of 69.
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Family Time Line
Roger Wayne Whitworth
1939–2009
Patsy Carrel Yarbrough
1941–2003
Spouse and Children
1939–2009Male
1941–2003Female
Parents and Siblings
1920–1974Male
1918–1989Female
siblings
(1)
1939–2009Male
World Events (8)
1941
Age 2
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
1949 · 1950s Texas Drought
Age 10
One of most intense, costly, and devastating droughts ever recorded in the state of Texas. The entire state was in a state of drought by the summer of 1951. Less than 30-50% of the normal rainfall was received during this period. The state was plagued with dust storms similar to those from the infamous Dust Bowl. The drought ended in a destructive manner throughout 1957; storms, hail, tornadoes, and deadly floods.
1958 · The First U.S. Satellite in Space
Age 19
Explorer 1 was the first satellite of the United States to be launched and successfully orbit the Earth.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of several places named Whitworth, from the Old English byname Hwīta meaning ‘white’ (or the adjective hwīt ‘white’) + Old English worð ‘enclosure’. The chief places of this name are in County Durham and Lancashire, but the surname is fairly evenly distributed throughout northern England and the Midlands.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Roger Wayne Whitworth in household of Jeff Whitworth, "United States Census, 1940"
- Roger Wayne Whitworth in entry for Jerry Wayne Whitworth, "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997"
- Roger Wayne Whitworth, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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