Virginia Carol Swank
1928–2010 (Age 82)
Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States
The Life of Virginia Carol
When Virginia Carol Swank was born on 4 February 1928, in Danville, Montour, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Percy C. Swank, was 38 and her mother, Laura Catherine Reed, was 37. She died on 4 October 2010, in Midwest City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 82.
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Family Time Line
Virginia Carol Swank
1928–2010
Marlin Kenneth Knouse
1923–1993
Spouse & Children
1928–2010Female
- Marlin Kenneth Knouse
1923–1993Male
Parents & Siblings
1890–1979Male
1890–1960Female
siblings
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1917–2015Male
1919–2010Female
1928–2010Female
1929–2014Female
World Events (8)
1929
Age 1
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.
1941 · Comanche Code Talkers
Age 13
Many Native Americans from Oklahoma were once again employed as code talkers during WWII to create a code impenetrable by enemies. Rather than Choctaw, a Comanche-language code was developed. Several of these men were sent to invade Normandy to send messages. None of the men were killed and the Comanche code was never broken.
1950
Age 22
United States military forces play a leading role against North Korean and Chinese troops in Korean War.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Schwank or Schwenk .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
Virginia C Swank in household of Percy C Swank, "United States Census, 1940"
Virginia C Swank in household of Percy C Swank, "United States Census, 1930"
Virginia Carol Knouse, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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