Brief Life History of Wilburn Cornelius
When Wilburn Cornelius Caraway was born on 17 December 1938, in Caldwell, Kentucky, United States, his father, Shelburn Caraway, was 28 and his mother, Dorothy Pearl Willhelm, was 23. He married Gail Marie Rose Richter on 13 April 1957, in Merrionette Park, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Magisterial District 7 Donaldson, Caldwell, Kentucky, United States in 1940. He died on 10 May 2008, in Caldwell, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 69.
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- Wilburn Caraway, "United States Census, 1940"
- Wilburn Caraway, "United States Census, 1950"
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World Events (8)
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
1944 · Kentucky Dam is Completed
The Kentucky dam is a hydroelectric dam that spans the Tennessee River between Livingston and Marshall counties in Kentucky. It was completed August 30,1944.
1958 · The First U.S. Satellite in Space
Explorer 1 was the first satellite of the United States to be launched and successfully orbit the Earth.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English carewei ‘caraway’ (Old French carvi, caroi), probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for a spice merchant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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