Brief Life History of Robert Wendell
When Robert Wendell Childress was born on 8 May 1931, in Taylor, Texas, United States, his father, Herbert Austin Childress, was 28 and his mother, Mary Eula Sanford, was 26. He lived in Supervisorial District 3, Pinal, Arizona, United States in 1940.
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- Robert Childress in household of Herbert A Childress, "United States Census, 1940"
- Robert Dale Childerss, "Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
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World Events (6)
1932
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
1949 · 1950s Texas Drought
One of most intense, costly, and devastating droughts ever recorded in the state of Texas. The entire state was in a state of drought by the summer of 1951. Less than 30-50% of the normal rainfall was received during this period. The state was plagued with dust storms similar to those from the infamous Dust Bowl. The drought ended in a destructive manner throughout 1957; storms, hail, tornadoes, and deadly floods.
1962 · The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union because of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. This confrontation was the closest that the Cold War became a nuclear war.
Name Meaning
English: metathesized form of Childers . This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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