Roderick Malcolm Kilmer

Brief Life History of Roderick Malcolm

When Roderick Malcolm Kilmer was born on 30 May 1907, in Susquehanna Depot, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Austin John Kilmer, was 22 and his mother, Verna May Springsteen, was 19. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Dorothy Kathryn Roberts. He lived in Van Dyke, Macomb, Michigan, United States in 1940. He died on 7 February 1981, in Hastings, Barry, Michigan, United States, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

Roderick Malcolm Kilmer
1907–1981
Dorothy Kathryn Roberts
1914–1983
Janice Irene Vickers
1936–2013
William James Kilmer
1938–2012

Sources (6)

  • Unknown, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Roderick M Kilmer, "Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996"
  • R M Kilmer in entry for Robert Michael Kilmer and Nancy Rae Gregory, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1910 · Upper Twin Falls Bridge

The Upper Twin Falls Bridge which connected Breitung Township, Michigan, to Florence County, Wisconsin. The through-truss bridge spanned the Menominee River and was completed in 1910. The bridge was closed to through traffic in 1971 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

German: variant of Gilmer , from the medieval personal name Gildemir or Gilmar.

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

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