Brief Life History of Wilmer
When Wilmer Vorhees was born in 1904, in California, United States, his father, Walter Pearl Vorhees, was 28 and his mother, Antoinette R Chappelle, was 27. He lived in Napa, Napa, California, United States in 1930 and Oakland Judicial Township, Alameda, California, United States in 1940. He died on 27 February 1986, in Sacramento, California, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Wilmer Voorhees, "United States Census, 1930"
- Wilmer Wallace Voorhees, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Wilmer Voorhees, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Altered form of Dutch Voorhees . Compare Voress and Vorhes .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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