70 Year CAF - Part 1

1950

DH and DW met after DH returned from WWII and were married in 1950, roll for their hometown and you can add descriptions or jobs for both of them. Use https://www.random.org/ to roll.

DH:
DW:

[name_m]Roll[/name_m] for hometown

  1. [name_u]New[/name_u] [name_m]York[/name_m] City
  2. [name_f]Chicago[/name_f]
  3. [name_u]Philadelphia[/name_u]
  4. Los [name_f]Angeles[/name_f]
  5. [name_m]Detroit[/name_m]
  6. [name_m]Baltimore[/name_m]
  7. [name_m]Cleveland[/name_m]
  8. St. [name_m]Louis[/name_m]
  9. [name_m]Washington[/name_m] D.C.
  10. [name_m]Boston[/name_m]

DH’s Age

  1. 29
  2. 26
  3. 24
  4. 25
  5. 28
  6. 22
  7. 27

DW’s Age

  1. 23
  2. 19
  3. 20
  4. 22
  5. 18
  6. 24
  7. 21

Name Lists (roll twice for first and middle names)

  1. Top names of the 1950s (pick a name from the top 10)
  2. https://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2013/03/guys-and-dolls.html
  3. The 40 Most Famous Movie Stars of the 1950s, Ranked
  4. Top names of the 1950s (pick a name between 50-100)
  5. https://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2011/06/1924.html

Surname List

  1. Common Surnames in England, Wales and the Isle of Man 1991 - Behind the Name (pick a name between 150-200)
  2. 100 Irish surnames explained,Irish Genealogy,Irish coats of arms,How to start the search for your Irish roots,family crests,genealogy,Irish roots,heritage,Ireland,ancestry,decendants
  3. Common Surnames in the United States 2010 - Behind the Name (pick a name between 100-150)

Part 2 Coming Soon

DH(26): [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] [name_m]Fredrick[/name_m] [name_m]Walsh[/name_m] “[name_u]Sam[/name_u]”

  • Chicago, Illinois
  • Lawyer

DW(19): [name_f]Nancy[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] ([name_u]Anderson[/name_u]) [name_m]Walsh[/name_m]

  • Chicago, Illinois
  • Nurse

DH: [name_m]Russell[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] (22)
DW: [name_f]Hattie[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (Moran) [name_m]Shepherd[/name_m] (19)

Hometown - [name_m]Boston[/name_m]

DH(24): Walter James O’Sullivan
DW(21): Bonnie Marilyn O’Sullivan (Dunne)

upon returning from war, Walter began working as an aircraft maintenance technician, a skill he learned from the war. He met Bonnie, a pretty waitress/lounge singer, while dining with friends and fell in love with her instantly. He went to her diner every month and pestered her for a date until she finally agreed. After a whirlwind six months of dating, he asked Bonnie to be his wife.

Cleveland
[name_u]James[/name_u] [name_u]Michael[/name_u] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] - 29
[name_f]Etta[/name_f] [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] [name_m]Burke[/name_m] - 21

1950

DH and DW met after DH returned from WWII and were married in 1950, in their hometown of [name_m]Detroit[/name_m], Michigan.

DH (22): [name_m]Richard[/name_m] [name_u]Lee[/name_u] [name_u]Holland[/name_u] (police officer)
DW (22): [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] [name_f]Maxine[/name_f] ([name_m]Hamilton[/name_m]) [name_u]Holland[/name_u] (secretary)

location: [name_u]Philadelphia[/name_u]

DH: [name_u]Percy[/name_u] [name_m]David[/name_m] [name_u]Nolan[/name_u] (26) [lawyer]
DW: [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Lola[/name_f] [name_u]Nolan[/name_u] [Shepherd] (23) [teacher]

1950

Hometown: [name_u]New[/name_u] [name_m]York[/name_m] City

DH: [name_m]Randall[/name_m] [name_m]Raymond[/name_m] [name_u]Brennan[/name_u] (28)
DW: [name_f]Rita[/name_f] [name_f]Marcy[/name_f] ([name_u]Connolly[/name_u]) [name_u]Brennan[/name_u] (23)

The O’Callaghans of [name_f]Chicago[/name_f], IL

DH (26): [name_m]Mark[/name_m] [name_m]Russell[/name_m] O’[name_u]Callaghan[/name_u], Engineer
DW (21): [name_f]Florence[/name_f] [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] ([name_m]Moore[/name_m]) O’[name_u]Callaghan[/name_u], Third grade teacher

Hometown: [name_u]New[/name_u] [name_m]York[/name_m] City

DH (22): [name_u]Gary[/name_u] [name_m]Clyde[/name_m] [name_m]Lynch[/name_m]
DW (21): [name_f]Vera[/name_f] [name_f]Susan[/name_f] [name_m]Lynch[/name_m]

DH (22): [name_m]Richard[/name_m] [name_u]Clarke[/name_u] O’[name_m]Brien[/name_m] “[name_m]Richie[/name_m]”

  • Los [name_f]Angeles[/name_f]
  • Doctor

DW (24): [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] {[name_m]Hawkins[/name_m]} O’[name_m]Brien[/name_m]

  • Philadelphia
  • Nurse

Sonny [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_u]Cross[/name_u] (25) and [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] (23), both from Los [name_f]Angeles[/name_f], marry after [name_u]Sonny[/name_u] returns from WWII. [name_f]Mary[/name_f]-[name_f]Rose[/name_f] changes her surname to [name_u]Cross[/name_u].

1950
NYC

DH: [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Woods[/name_m] (26)
DW: [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] [name_u]Jo[/name_u] [name_u]Daly[/name_u] (24)

Jack [name_m]Leon[/name_m] [name_u]Hayes[/name_u] and [name_f]Hattie[/name_f] [name_f]Nell[/name_f] [name_u]Ellis[/name_u] meet after [name_m]Jack[/name_m] returns from WWII, and the marry in 1950 in their hometown of [name_f]Chicago[/name_f]. After returning from the war [name_m]Jack[/name_m] starts walking as a police officer and [name_f]Hattie[/name_f] works as a seamstress.

Jack [name_m]Leon[/name_m] [name_u]Hayes[/name_u](26)
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f] [name_f]Nell[/name_f] [name_u]Hayes[/name_u](MN: [name_u]Ellis[/name_u]) (24)

1950

DH(24): [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] [name_u]James[/name_u] [name_m]Smith[/name_m]
DW(24): [name_u]Joan[/name_u] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] ([name_m]Gibson[/name_m]) [name_m]Smith[/name_m]

Harvey and [name_u]Joan[/name_u] met in 1947 through [name_u]Joan[/name_u]’s younger brother who was friends with [name_m]Harvey[/name_m]’s brothers. After 3 years of courtship, they were married in their hometown of [name_m]Detroit[/name_m] where [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] worked in an automobile factory and [name_u]Joan[/name_u] was a secretary for a doctor’s office.

Washington D.C.

DH: [name_m]Phillip[/name_m] [name_m]Roland[/name_m] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] (25) (journalist)
DW: [name_f]Linda[/name_f] [name_f]Susan[/name_f] [name_m]Oliver[/name_m] (nee [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]) (23) (tailor)

DH (25): [name_m]David[/name_m] [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] [name_u]Campbell[/name_u] “[name_m]Dave[/name_m]”
DW (19): [name_f]Marnie[/name_f] [name_f]Gladys[/name_f] [name_u]Campbell[/name_u] (nee [name_m]Newton[/name_m])

Dave and [name_f]Marnie[/name_f] [name_u]Campbell[/name_u] live in [name_m]Cleveland[/name_m], Ohio. [name_m]Dave[/name_m] is an investment banker, and [name_f]Marnie[/name_f] is a secretary.

Hometown: [name_u]Philadelphia[/name_u]

DH [26] [name_u]George[/name_u] [name_m]Arthur[/name_m] [name_m]Fisher[/name_m]
DW [24] [name_f]Linda[/name_f] [name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_m]Gallagher[/name_m]

DH (24): [name_u]Gary[/name_u] [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Coleman[/name_m]
[name_m]Washington[/name_m] D.C.

DW (22): [name_f]Audrey[/name_f] [name_f]Marilyn[/name_f] (O’[name_u]Connor[/name_u]) [name_m]Coleman[/name_m]
[name_u]New[/name_u] [name_m]York[/name_m] City

Boston, 1950

LN: [name_u]Jordan[/name_u]

DH: [name_u]Douglas[/name_u] [name_u]Dale[/name_u] [name_u]Jordan[/name_u] (28)
DW: [name_f]Shirley[/name_f] [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] [name_u]Jordan[/name_u] (nee Gonzales) (21)