Dennis Abel Trueblood

Brief Life History of Dennis Abel

When Dennis Abel Trueblood was born on 4 October 1903, in Salem, Henry, Iowa, United States, his father, Theodore Albert Trueblood, was 33 and his mother, Martha Florence Hummell, was 35. He married Helen Delois Needham on 6 October 1923, in Glenwood Springs, Garfield, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Glenwood Springs, Garfield, Colorado, United States in 1935 and Election Precinct 16 Cache Creek, Garfield, Colorado, United States in 1940. He died on 1 April 1979, in Englewood, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Rifle, Garfield, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dennis Abel Trueblood
1903–1979
Helen Delois Needham
1903–1991
Marriage: 6 October 1923
Rose Juanita Trueblood
1924–1926
Helen Bee Trueblood
1926–2015
Abel Keith Trueblood
1933–1993
Franklin James Trueblood
1937–2019

Sources (16)

  • Dennis A Trueblood, "Iowa State Census, 1905"
  • Dennis Abel Trueblood, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
  • Mr. Dennis Trueblood, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

English (Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Lancashire): nickname from Middle English treu(e), trew(e), trow(e), tru(e) ‘faithful’ (Old English trēow) + blo(u)d ‘blood’ (Old English blōd), for a loyal person. Compare Trueman . This surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.

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

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