William Brougham Vandegrift

Male6 March 1923–1 February 2012

Brief Life History of William Brougham

When William Brougham Vandegrift was born on 6 March 1923, in Casper, Natrona, Wyoming, United States, his father, William Carl Vandegrift, was 36 and his mother, Athol Valora Stevenson, was 28. He lived in Denver, Colorado, United States for about 10 years. He died on 1 February 2012, in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States, at the age of 88.

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Family Time Line

William Brougham Vandegrift
1923–2012
Ann Louise Talbert
1932–2015

Sources (15)

  • William B Vandegrift in household of William C Vandegrift, "United States Census, 1940"
  • William Brougham Vandegrift, "Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
  • William B Vandegrift, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1927

Age 4

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

1927 · Land Covered in Dinosaur Fossils

Age 4

The quarry was originally found by sheepherders and cattlemen as they drove their animals through the area. The Department of Geology at the University of Utah soon visited the area and found 800 fossils of a variety of Dinosaurs from the Jurassic Era. Because of the proximity of the site to Cleveland, Utah, and because most of the expeditions were financed by Malcolm Lloyd, the site was later known as the Cleveland-Lloyd Quarry. In later years, Princeton college spent three summers at the site. They collected a total of 1,200 bones, part of which were sent back to the school and mounted to complete a full skeleton of an Allosaurus, Utah’s State Fossil. Over the years, excavations led to the collection of more than 12,000 fossils from the quarry. It was designated as a National Natural Landmark in 1965.

1947 · The Presidential Succession Act

Age 24

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

Dutch (Van de Grift): variant of Vandergrift .

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

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