Robert Cecil Went

Male6 November 1919–9 November 2007

Brief Life History of Robert Cecil

When Robert Cecil Went was born on 6 November 1919, in New Jersey, United States, his father, Roy VanSchaick Went, was 36 and his mother, Hazel Ludlow Smith, was 25. He married Juanita Nora Walker in 1951, in Orange, Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 9 November 2007, in Orange City, Volusia, Florida, United States, at the age of 88.

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Robert Cecil Went
1919–2007
Juanita Nora Walker
1930–2003
Marriage: 1951
Kathryn A Went
–2009

Sources (8)

  • Robert C Went, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Robert Went, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
  • Robert Cecil Went, "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1951Orange, Florida, United States
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1920

    Age 1

    New Jersey was the first state to ratify Prohibition, the short-lived constitutional ban on alcoholic beverages.

    1941 · Florida Involvement in World War II

    Age 22

    Similar to the first World War, Florida's location and temperature served as an ideal location for military training; in fact, Florida would end up having 172 military installations. As a result of World War II growth, Camp Blanding became the fourth largest city in Florida, capable of housing over 55,000 soldiers. Many Floridians sacrificed their lives among other Americans to win the war; it's estimated that about 3,000 U.S. deaths were from Floridian troops.

    1942

    Age 23

    Camp Kilmer was activated by the War Department in June 1942 following roughly one year of construction. The camp was named after Joyce Kilmer, a New Jersey poet from the 69th Infantry Regiment that had been killed during World War I. The post served as a place for soldiers to receive medical injections and supplies before loading onto ships headed to Europe. After the war, the camp remained active until the fall of 1949 to assist with processing troops that returned home from Europe.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Johan.

    Danish and German: variant of Wente .

    English: topographic name from Middle English went(e) ‘passage, path, way’.

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

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