Billy Ray Bennett

Male13 August 1942–21 December 1999

Brief Life History of Billy Ray

When Billy Ray Bennett was born on 13 August 1942, in Georgia, United States, his father, Buford Franklin Bennett, was 28 and his mother, Geneva Lord, was 19. He lived in District 444, Gwinnett, Georgia, United States in 1950 and United States in 1999. He died on 21 December 1999, in Georgia, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Broadlawn Memorial Gardens, Lake Forest, Hall, Georgia, United States.

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Billy Ray Bennett
1942–1999
Bobbie Sue Tuck
1943–2018

Sources (5)

  • Billie R Bennett, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Billy R Bennett, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mr Billy Ray Or Police Bennett, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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World Events (8)

1944 · The G.I Bill

Age 2

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.

1945 · Peace in a Post War World

Age 3

The Yalta Conference was held in Crimea to talk about establishing peace and postwar reorganization in post-World War II Europe. The heads of government that were attending were from the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. Later the Conference would become a subject of controversy at the start of the Cold War.

1958 · The First U.S. Satellite in Space

Age 16

Explorer 1 was the first satellite of the United States to be launched and successfully orbit the Earth.

Name Meaning

English: from the medieval personal name Benedict , from Latin Benedictus ‘blessed’. In the 12th century the Latin form of the name is found in England alongside versions derived from the Old French form Beneit, Benoit, which was common among the Normans. The surname has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.

German: from a short form of the personal name Bernhard .

Altered form of French Benet or Bennet or of some other similar (like-sounding) French surname. Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.

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

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