Brief Life History of Earl
When Earl Brantley was born on 27 July 1917, in Arkansas, United States, his father, Farm Reese Brantley, was 19 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth McKamie, was 18. He lived in Lafayette, Arkansas, United States in 1935 and Beech Township, Miller, Arkansas, United States in 1940. He died on 19 October 1978, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 61.
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Sources (5)
- Earl E Brantley, "United States Census, 1940"
- Earl Brantley, "Arizona, Mesa LDS Family History Center, Obituary Index, 1959-2014"
- Earl Brantly in household of F R Brantly, "United States Census, 1930"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1922 · The First Radio Station WOK Begins Broadcasting
In 1922, Harvey C. Couch Sr. started WOK the first radio station in Arkansas. After a trip to Pittsburgh and the KDKA radio he came up with the idea for Workers of Killowatts (WOK). WOK had no commercials which was nice for the listeners.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Swiss German Brändli or South German and Swiss German Brändle: topographic name for someone who lived near a place where there had been a forest fire or in an area of town that had burned down.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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