Lawrence William Beaty

Brief Life History of Lawrence William

When Lawrence William Beaty was born on 25 August 1926, in South Carolina, United States, his father, Roy D Beaty, was 19 and his mother, Crystal Johnson, was 15. He lived in Limestone Township, Cherokee, South Carolina, United States for about 10 years. He died on 26 August 1989, in California, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Victorville, San Bernardino, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Roy D Beaty
1906–1974
Crystal Johnson
1911–1998
Lawrence William Beaty
1926–1989
Charles Hershel Beatty
1931–1993

Sources (7)

  • Laurence Beatty in household of W F Johnson, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Lawrence W. Beatty, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Lawrence W Beatty, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

World Events (8)

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963. 

1944 · The G.I Bill

The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: variant of Beatty .

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

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