Brief Life History of Ward Allen
When Ward Allen Lockman was born on 11 July 1920, in Columbia, Clark, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Ward Nelson Lockman, was 27 and his mother, Ella M. Baumel, was 27. He married Clarice Marcella Winter on 25 November 1945, in Neillsville, Clark, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Hewett, Clark, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 26 April 2003, in Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Cowlitz View Memorial Gardens, Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington, United States.
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- Ward Lockman Jr. in household of Ward Lockman, "United States Census, 1930"
- Ward A Lockman, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
- Ward A Lockman, "Washington Death Index, 1965-2014"
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1932 · Wisconsin Passes First Unemployment Compensation Law
The nation's first unemployment compensation law was passed in Wisconsin on January 28, 1932.
1940
Galloping Gertie is the reference used to describe the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It opened on July 1, 1940 four months later it no longer existed. On November 7, 1940 the wind gusts came up to 40 miles an hour causing the bridge to twist and vibrate violently before it collapsed into Puget Sound. The only victim of the bridge collapsing was a three-legged paralyzed dog named Tubby whose owner tried to rescue him from the car but he wouldn’t go with him.
1945 · Fair Employment Law is Passed
The Fair Employment Law was passed in 1945 which prohibited discrimination of race in the workplace. Wisconsin, along with two other states, became the first in the nation to pass such a law.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Lock 2.
Dutch: possibly a variant of Lok .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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