Brief Life History of Steven Turner
When Steven Turner Loper was born on 11 March 1920, in Chatom, Washington, Alabama, United States, his father, Steven Turner Loper, was 36 and his mother, Annie Emaline Odom, was 34. He married Mary Elizabeth Kelly in December 1946, in Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Sims Chapel, Washington, Alabama, United States for about 10 years and Redlands, San Bernardino, California, United States in 2001. He died on 11 August 2008, in Hemet, Riverside, California, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside, California, United States.
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- Steve T Loper in household of Steve T Loper, "United States Census, 1940"
- Legacy NFS Source: Steven Turner Loper - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Steven Turner Loper
- Steve Turner Loper, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
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1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
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.
1944 · The G.I Bill
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.
Name Meaning
North German (Löper): cognate of 1 above. Compare Loeper .
Americanized form of Dutch Looper , an occupational name for a messenger or for someone who made excursions into the woods.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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