Alton Cleofus Blueher

Brief Life History of Alton Cleofus

When Alton Cleofus Blueher was born on 6 October 1904, in Greenfield, Hancock, Indiana, United States, his father, Harry Leander Blueher, was 20 and his mother, Viola Julia Hull, was 21. He married Helen L. Duzan on 15 March 1922, in Hancock, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States in 1910 and Anderson Township, Madison, Indiana, United States in 1950. He died on 19 August 1972, in Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Anderson, Madison, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alton Cleofus Blueher
1904–1972
Helen L. Duzan
1905–1998
Marriage: 15 March 1922
Eugene H Blueher
1922–1991
Betty Lou Blueher
1925–2018
Wilma Jayne Blueher Seal
1927–1986
Don Jay Blueher
1933–1962
Max Erwin Blueher
1936–1991

Sources (19)

  • Alton Blucher, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Alton C Bluher, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
  • A C Blueher, "Indiana, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"

World Events (8)

1906 · Saving Food Labels

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.

1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.

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

German (Blücher): habitational name from a place of this name, of Slavic origin, near Boizenburg on the Elbe.

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

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