Melvin Louis Coombs

Brief Life History of Melvin Louis

When Melvin Louis Coombs was born on 4 January 1920, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, Arthur Francis Coombs, was 49 and his mother, Estelle Taylor, was 43. He married Catherine Margaret Wallace on 5 July 1944, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He immigrated to World in 1942 and lived in United States in 1949 and World for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 27 December 2015, in El Cajon, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Melvin Louis Coombs
1920–2015
Catherine Margaret Wallace
1920–2003
Marriage: 5 July 1944

Sources (15)

  • Melvin L Coombs, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Melvin Louis Coombs, "Utah, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1947"
  • Melvin Louis Coombs, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

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.

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1945 · Peace in a Post War World

The Yalta Conference was held in Crimea to talk about establishing peace and postwar reorganization in post-World War II Europe. The heads of government that were attending were from the United States, the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union. Later the Conference would become a subject of controversy at the start of the Cold War.

Name Meaning

English (southern): variant of Coombe , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

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

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