Brief Life History of Clayton Edward
When Clayton Edward Skellenger was born on 6 October 1917, in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, his father, Edward George Skellenger, was 23 and his mother, Fuchsia Catherine Weare, was 18. He married Edna Marie Delger on 4 March 1940, in Clark, Nevada, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1950 and Cypress, Orange, California, United States in 2005. He died on 30 March 2005, in Seal Beach, Orange, California, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Westminster, Orange, California, United States.
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- Unknown, "United States 1950 Census"
- Clayton E Skellenger, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"
- Clayton Edward Skellenger, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1934 · Alcatraz Island Becomes Federal Penitentiary
Alcatraz Island officially became Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on August 11, 1934. The island is situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay, which deemed it virtually inescapable. Alcatraz became known as the toughest prison in America and was seen as a “last resort prison.” Therefore, Alcatraz housed some of America’s most notorious prisoners such as Al Capone and Robert Franklin Stroud. Due to the exorbitant cost of running the prison, and the deterioration of the buildings due to salt spray, Alcatraz Island closed as a penitentiary on March 21, 1963.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Origin undetermined.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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