Benjamin Rudolph Gunn Sr.

Brief Life History of Benjamin Rudolph

When Benjamin Rudolph Gunn Sr. was born on 24 February 1948, in High Springs, Alachua, Florida, United States, his father, Norman Rudolph Gunn, was 28 and his mother, Ozelma Inez Cribbs, was 15. He married Betty Louise Floyd in June 1967, in Alachua, Florida, United States. He died on 31 December 2001, in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Lake City, Columbia, Florida, United States.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Rudolph Gunn Sr.
1948–2001
Betty Louise Floyd
1950–2007
Marriage: June 1967

Sources (8)

  • Benjamin R Gunn, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Florida Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001
  • U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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World Events (8)

1949 · NATO is Established

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance between 29 North American and European countries. The agreement of the alliance is to help defend each other if attacked by an external country. The last country to enter was Montenegro in 2017.

1962 · The Cuban Missile Crisis

"One of the most direct confrontations of the Cold War was the Cuban Missile Crisis in October of 1962, which primarily took place just south of Florida. Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev had crafted a secret agreement with Cuba (under Fidel Castro) to create nuclear missiles in Cuba to deter further invasions. U.S. intelligence agents discovered evidence of this activity, so President Kennedy issued an official warning against Cuba's creation of these weapons. Cuba and the Soviet Union did not comply. After much debate regarding the correct course of action, Kennedy opted to create a naval ""quarantine"" around Cuba. This initiated a series of intense communications between Kennedy and Khrushchev, both publicly and directly. The conflict escalated to the point that a U.S jet was shot down over Cuba as the countries made increasingly stern ultimatums. Kennedy instructed the Soviets to remove missiles with the promise that the U.S. would not attack Cuba, and the Soviets agreed."

1963

President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: from the Old Norse personal name Gunnr (based on a word meaning ‘battle’), or perhaps from Gunne, a pet form of the Old Norse female personal name Gunnhildr (see Gunnell ).

History: This is the name of a Scottish clan or family associated principally with Caithness and Sutherland. It claims descent from a certain Gunni or Guinn who lived in the 12th century.

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

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