Walter Stanford Yingling

Brief Life History of Walter Stanford

When Walter Stanford Yingling was born on 6 June 1896, in Cherry Lane, Kiskiminetas Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jacob E. Yingling, was 31 and his mother, Irene Dinishia McMasters, was 31. He married Ruth Fay Fry on 22 May 1918, in Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States in 1940 and Edinburg, Edinburg Township, Portage, Ohio, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 9 March 1973, in Portage, Ohio, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Edinburg, Portage, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Walter Stanford Yingling
1896–1973
Ruth Fay Fry
1896–1976
Marriage: 22 May 1918
Barbara Amilda Yingling
1937–1997

Sources (14)

  • Walter S Yingling, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Walter S Yingling, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Walter Stanford Yingling, "Find a Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1905 · The Movie Theater

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German or Jewish Jüngling (see Jungling ).

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

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