Wesley Thomas Kilmer

Male13 May 1961–12 September 1977

Brief Life History of Wesley Thomas

When Wesley Thomas Kilmer was born on 13 May 1961, in Los Angeles, California, United States, his father, Eugene Dorris Kilmer, was 39 and his mother, Gladys Swanette Ekstadt, was 33. He died on 12 September 1977, in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 16.

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Family Time Line

Eugene Dorris Kilmer
1921–1993
Gladys Swanette Ekstadt
1928–2019
Wesley Thomas Kilmer
1961–1977

Sources (6)

  • Wesley T Kilmer, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Wesley Thomas Kilmer, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Chatsworth, Los Angeles , California

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (1)

World Events (3)

1962 · The Cuban Missile Crisis

Age 1

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.

1963

Age 2

President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

1963

Age 2

"Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. , delivers his ""I Have a Dream"" speech before a crowd of 200,000 during the civil rights march on Washington, DC."

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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