Alvin R. Tuller
18 December 1922–28 April 1971 (Age 48)
Connecticut, United States
The Life of Alvin R.
When Alvin R. Tuller was born on 18 December 1922, in Connecticut, United States, his father, Ernest J. Tuller, was 42 and his mother, Jennie Thompson Brooks, was 38. He died on 28 April 1971, in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States, at the age of 48.
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Family Time Line
Ernest J. Tuller
1880–1958
Jennie Thompson Brooks
1884–1968
Thelma L. Tuller
1917–1992
Russell Phelps Tuller
1921–1997
Alvin R. Tuller
1922–1971
Mae E. Tuller
1924–2010
Arline Doris Bamman
1926–1969
Parents and Siblings
1880–1958Male
1884–1968Female
siblings
(5)
1917–1992Female
1921–1997Male
1922–1971Male
1924–2010Female
1926–1969Female
World Events (8)
1926 · Sergeant Stubby Dies
Age 4
During WWI there was a dog from Connecticut that made a name for himself, his name was sergeant stubby. He was considered the official mascot of the 102nd infantry. He saved his regiment from suprise mustard attacks, comforted those that had been wounded, and even caught a German soldier and held him there until troops found him. He had his own uniform and everything.
1928 · Camden Public Library is Opened
Age 6
The citizens of Camden, Maine had voted (in 1896) to establish a free public library in the town. The land for the library to be built on was donated by Mary Louise Curtis Bok in 1916. After years of fundraising and construction, the cornerstone was finally laid on August 17, 1927. The library opened on June 11, 1928. The library remains open to this day, and is now considered a National Historic Landmark.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
Age 15
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
1 German (Tüller): topographic name from Middle High German tülle ‘fence’.2 Altered spelling of German Duller, a nickname for someone who was patient, from an agent derivative of Middle High German dult ‘patience’; or a habitational name for someone from Dullen in Württemberg; or from an agent derivative of Middle High German tult ‘fair’, ‘festival’ (Bavarian Dult), probably denoting someone who performed or peddled his wares at such events; or (in southern Germany) from a topographic name from Tull ‘elevation’, ‘knoll’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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