William Jacob Austen

Male22 April 1933–30 July 2009

Brief Life History of William Jacob

When William Jacob Austen was born on 22 April 1933, in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States, his father, George L. Austen, was 27 and his mother, Dora Paulsen, was 21. He lived in Newton, Harvey, Kansas, United States in 1940. He died on 30 July 2009, in Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Dodge City, Ford, Kansas, United States.

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William Jacob Austen
1933–2009
Ada Jonelle KINNAMON
1938–

Sources (5)

  • William J Austen in household of George L Austen, "United States Census, 1940"
  • William Jacob Austen, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • William J Austen in entry for Camilla Georgiann Austen Long-Clark, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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World Events (8)

1935 · The FBI is Established

Age 2

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

1938 · Electrification of Rural Kansas

Age 5

Power was supplied to rural Kansas, which had been hit hard by the depression, in March 1938. Many farmers could not afford the $5 hookups for electricity. As a result, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Rural Electrification Act which provided loans to farmers who wanted electricity. Brown County became the first to receive service.

1954 · Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

Age 21

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a U.S. Supreme Court case which ruled racial segregation in public schools as unconstitutional. The unanimous decision was handed down on May 17, 1954. The case was originally filed by the Brown family in Topeka, Kansas.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Austin , associated chiefly with southeastern England, especially Kent.

German: from a shortened form of the personal name Augustin .

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

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