Marjorie Jennette Mauk

Brief Life History of Marjorie Jennette

When Marjorie Jennette Mauk was born on 7 November 1925, in Ellenville, Ulster, New York, United States, her father, Ralph Orville Mauk, was 29 and her mother, Jennette Lillian Kelb, was 30. She had at least 2 sons with Harry L Cross. She lived in Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States for about 5 years and Middletown, Orange, New York, United States in 1940. She died on 18 May 2007, in Soperton, Montgomery, Georgia, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Rosemont Baptist Church Cemetery, Soperton, Montgomery, Georgia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harry L Cross
1923–2010
Marjorie Jennette Mauk
1925–2007
Paul A Cross
1949–2016
Jerry Richard Cross
1950–2011

Sources (7)

  • Marjorie Mauk in household of Ralph O Mauk, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Marjorie J Cross, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Mrs Marjorie J Cross, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

World Events (8)

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1942 · Germans Sink Ships Near St. Simons Island

Lights from homes along the coast of St. Simons Island provided a clear view of the SS Oklahoma for German U-boat Captain Reinhard Hardegen on April 8, 1942. A German torpedo was fired at the SS Oklahoma shortly after midnight. An hour later, a second torpedo was fired at the oil tanker Esso Baton Rouge. Both ships sunk and the attacks left 22 seamen dead. After the incident, residents of the Golden Isles panicked over concern of a German Invasion of the coast and were stringently observant of a nighttime blackout.  

1947 · The Presidential Succession Act

The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.

Name Meaning

South German (Swabia): from Middle High German māc, māge ‘relative, kinsman’ (see Maag ). Compare Mauck 2.

Germanized form of Sorbian Małk (see Malke ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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