Frank Wayne Bushman

Brief Life History of Frank Wayne

When Frank Wayne Bushman was born on 13 May 1918, in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, John Martin Bushman, was 27 and his mother, Elfreda Farquharson, was 23. He married Shirley Dodge Tobler on 2 October 1941, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He immigrated to World in 1939. He died on 7 January 2016, in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in Lehi, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Frank Wayne Bushman
1918–2016
Shirley Dodge Tobler
1920–2004
Marriage: 2 October 1941

Sources (19)

  • Wayne Bushman, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Frank Wayne Bushman, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
  • Frank Wayne Bushman, "BillionGraves Index"

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World Events (8)

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World

Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.

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

Americanized form of German Buschmann .

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

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Oral History of Wayne Bushman

An Oral History, by Frank Wayne Bushman can be found in the BYU HBLL, (18 pages)

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