Vaughn Alvin Detar

Male14 December 1927–15 September 2005

Brief Life History of Vaughn Alvin

When Vaughn Alvin Detar was born on 14 December 1927, in Lamartine, Salem Township, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Guy Alvin Detar, was 34 and his mother, Mabel Florence Rhoads, was 34. He had at least 1 daughter with Mary Joan White. He lived in Salem Township, Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930 and Clarion, Pennsylvania, United States in 1935. He died on 15 September 2005, in Concord, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 77.

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Family Time Line

Vaughn Alvin Detar
1927–2005
Mary Joan White
1931–2006
Nancy Leigh Detar
1970–1971

Sources (2)

  • Vaughn Detar in household of Emanuel Dittman, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Vaughn Detar in household of Guy Detar, "United States Census, 1940"

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Children (1)

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World Events (8)

1929

Age 2

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

1931

Age 4

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

1948 · The Beginning of the Cold War

Age 21

The Berlin Blockade was the first major crises of the Cold War. The Soviet Union blocked all access to the sectors of Berlin under Western control and offered to drop the blockade if the newly introduced Deutsche Mark was removed from West Berlin. The Berlin Blockade showed the different ideological and economic visions for postwar Europe. Even though there wasn't any fire fight during the cold war, many of these skirmishes arose and almost caused nuclear war on multiple occasions.

Name Meaning

Possibly an Americanized form of German Dieter or Deter .

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

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