Vincent Astor Speegle

Male31 July 1913–11 August 1961

Brief Life History of Vincent Astor

When Vincent Astor Speegle was born on 31 July 1913, in Oklahoma, United States, his father, George Henry Speegle Jr, was 19 and his mother, Lillian Alice Rutledge, was 18. He married Ordranie Belle Wakefield on 24 January 1935, in Los Angeles, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States in 1920 and Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1941. He died on 11 August 1961, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Westminster, Orange, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Vincent Astor Speegle
1913–1961
Ordranie Belle Wakefield
1917–
Marriage: 24 January 1935
Ordranie Clarque
1954–2008

Sources (27)

  • Vincent Spedle in household of Willam Rutledge, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Vincent Astor Speegle, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Vincent Astor Speegle, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    24 January 1935Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

    Age 3

    Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

    1917 · The Green Corn Rebellion

    Age 4

    A farmer’s revolt known as the Green Corn Rebellion resulted due to frustration toward landowners and local authorities. A small group of wealthy landowners obtained property by fraudulent means which forced many Oklahoma farmers into a tenancy in 1917. Many farmers joined the Working Class Union who became hostile toward county officials. Hundreds of men gathered on the farm of John Spears in Sasakwa where they planned to march to Washington to repeal the draft act and end the war. Their plan included eating green corn and beef along the way, which gave the rebellion its name. An informer alerted authorities and their effort was halted as several groups collided with the rebels, firing shots into the air. The men scattered, three were killed, over 400 were arrested, and 150 were convicted and received federal prison sentences.

    1927

    Age 14

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

    Name Meaning

    Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Spiegel . Compare Speigle .

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

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