Gordon W Heaberlin

Male14 July 1915–7 November 1985

Brief Life History of Gordon W

When Gordon W Heaberlin was born on 14 July 1915, in Iowa, United States, his father, Eugene Heaberlin, was 30 and his mother, Ada Helen Johnson, was 24. He lived in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States for about 5 years and Denison, Crawford, Iowa, United States in 1930. He died on 7 November 1985, in San Bernardino, California, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Bloomfield, Davis, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Eugene Heaberlin
1885–1965
Ada Helen Johnson
1891–1971
Gordon W Heaberlin
1915–1985
Earl Heaberlin
1918–1985
Vaughn Heaberlin
1921–1995
Jack Edward Heaberlin
1927–2003

Sources (8)

  • Gordon W Heaberlin in household of Eugene B Heaberlin, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Gordon Heaberlin, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
  • Gordon Heaberlin, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Age 1

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1917 · Camp Dodge

Age 2

Original construction of the Camp Dodge began in 1907 and was originally planned to provide a place for the National Guard units to train. In 1917, it was handed over to national authorities and expanded to become the regional training center for World War I forces. The Camp was named after Brigadier General Grenville M. Dodge, who organized Iowa's first National Guard unit. When the war ended, the camp was downsized and turned back over to the state until the start of World War II. Today, Camp Dodge has served only as a Guard and Reserve installation.

1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary

Age 19

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. 

Name Meaning

Altered form of German Haeberlein, an alternate spelling of Häberlein, a variant of Heberlein .

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

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