Floyd Willis Mangun

Male5 June 1905–6 December 1985

Brief Life History of Floyd Willis

When Floyd Willis Mangun was born on 5 June 1905, in La Paz, North Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States, his father, Charles Mangun, was 30 and his mother, Ida Erma Gillis, was 27. He married Pansy Murl Funk about 1929, in Indiana, United States. He lived in Union Township, St. Joseph, Indiana, United States in 1930 and Willow Run, Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States for about 1 years. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 6 December 1985, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Cherry Hill Cemetery, Canton, Wayne, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Floyd Willis Mangun
1905–1985
Pansy Murl Funk
1908–2009
Marriage: about 1929

Sources (14)

  • Floyd W Mangun, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Floyd Willis Mangun - Published information: Obituary: birth-name: Floyd Willis Mangun
  • Floyd W Mangun, "Indiana, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1929Indiana, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1906 · Saving Food Labels

    Age 1

    The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

    1910 · Upper Twin Falls Bridge

    Age 5

    The Upper Twin Falls Bridge which connected Breitung Township, Michigan, to Florence County, Wisconsin. The through-truss bridge spanned the Menominee River and was completed in 1910. The bridge was closed to through traffic in 1971 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

    1927

    Age 22

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

    Name Meaning

    German: patronymic from a variant of Magnus .

    Irish: variant of Mangan . This surname is very rare in Britain and Ireland, and is found mainly in Lancashire, England, and Renfrewshire, Wales.

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

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