Brief Life History of Leroy
When Leroy Gobbett was born on 25 February 1918, in District of Columbia, United States, his father, James William Gobbett, was 29 and his mother, Alice Robertha King, was 27. He married Wilma Lucille Cornwell on 8 September 1945, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. He lived in Washington, District of Columbia, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1941. He died on 2 January 1985, in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States.
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- Leroy Gabbetts in household of James W Gabbetts, "United States Census, 1930"
- Leroy G Gobbett, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
- LeRoy Guy Gobbett, "Find A Grave Index"
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1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
1923 · First Presidential Radio Broadcast
"On December 6, 1923, President Calvin Coolidge delivered the first presidential radio broadcast. It was covered by 42 stations and became known as the ""State of the Union"" address."
1937 · The Neutrality Act
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 Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.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 English: nickname, perhaps from Middle English (Old French) gobet ‘lump, morsel’ or from Middle English go bet ‘go better’; compare Walter Gobiforn (‘go before’), 1212 in Pleas (Yorks); John Gobisid’ (‘go beside’), 1379 in Yorks Poll Tax , and Golightly .
2 English: variant of Godbold .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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