Brief Life History of Willis Francis
When Willis Francis Hicks was born on 16 November 1921, in Granville, Granville, Washington, New York, United States, his father, William McKinley Hicks, was 20 and his mother, Violet Mildred Benway, was 17. He married Martha Julia Scally on 30 September 1944, in Bennington, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont, United States for about 10 years and West Pawlet, Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont, United States in 2005. He died on 31 August 2005, in Rutland Town, Rutland, Vermont, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Pawlet, Rutland, Vermont, United States.
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- Willis F Hicks, "United States 1950 Census"
- Willis F Hicks, "New York, Birth Indexes outside of New York City, 1881-1942"
- Willis F Hicks, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1923 · Amendment of Equal Rights
Is a proposed amendment to help guarantee equal legal rights for all citizens of the United States. Its main objective is to end legal distinctions between the two genders in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other legal matters. Even though it isn't the 28th Amendment yet, it has started conversations about the meaning of legal equality.
1944 · The G.I Bill
The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Hick , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This is a widespread surname in England, and is also common in southwest and southern Wales.
German: patronymic from Hick . Compare Hix .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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