Brief Life History of Gladys Lorene
When Gladys Lorene Huff was born on 7 October 1917, in Sparta, Christian, Missouri, United States, her father, John Wesley Huff, was 48 and her mother, Amanda C. Shipman, was 43. She had at least 2 sons with Chesley Alfred Wiggins Sr.. She lived in McCracken, Christian, Missouri, United States in 1930 and Turlock Judicial Township, Stanislaus, California, United States in 1940. She died on 28 June 1998, in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in East Lawn Cemetery, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Lorene Wiggins, "United States Census, 1940"
- Gladys Lorene Huff Wiggins, "Find A Grave Index"
- Lorene Wiggins in entry for Roy Lee Garner, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Hufo, a short form of a compound name formed with hug ‘heart, mind, spirit’ as the first element.
Americanized form of German, Dutch, Norwegian, and Danish Hoff or Hof .
English: variant of Hough .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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