Walter Stanford Yingling

Male6 June 1896–9 March 1973

Brief Life History of Walter Stanford

When Walter Stanford Yingling was born on 6 June 1896, in Cambria, 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. He lived in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States in 1935 and Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States in 1940. He died on 9 March 1973, in Portage, Ohio, United States, at the age of 76.

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Walter Stanford Yingling
1896–1973
Ruth Fay Fry
1896–1976
Marriage: 22 May 1918

Sources (8)

  • Walter Yingling in household of Milo E Park, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Walter Stanford Yingling, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
  • Walter S Yingling, "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 May 1918Ohio, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 2

    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

    Age 9

    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

    Age 21

    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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