Brief Life History of Paul Henry
When Paul Henry West was born on 30 March 1903, in Shenandoah, Page, Iowa, United States, his father, Cyrus Henry West, was 38 and his mother, Emma Elizabeth Straight, was 28. He married Verna Marion Blowers on 22 September 1934, in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States. He lived in Waterloo, Black Hawk, Iowa, United States in 1935 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 10 years. In 1950, at the age of 47, his occupation is listed as structural assembly at aircraft factory in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. He died on 27 July 1983, in Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Prairie Home Cemetery, Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Paul West, "United States Census, 1950"
- Paul Henry West, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- Paul Henry West, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
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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.
1926 · Iowa becomes a provider of food to the world
Pioneer Hi-Bred International was the leader company experimenting with hybridization of corn and other seeds for agriculture in the world. It helped make different kinds of crop able to grow in harsh conditions so that other parts of the world would be able to farm and become self-sufficient. It was bought out by DuPont in 1999 and has continued to help struggling countries around the world.
Name Meaning
English and German: from Middle English, Middle High German west ‘west’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement, or a habitational name for someone who had migrated from further west.
Americanized form of Finnish Vesterinen: from the personal name Vesteri (a short form of Sylvester ) + the surname suffix -nen.
History: This name was brought to North America independently by many bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Thomas West, 12th Baron De La Warre, was captain general of Virginia in 1610–11. The state of DE is named for him. One of the earliest permanent settlers was Francis West (1606–92), who came to Duxbury, MA, from Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, in or before 1638.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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