Nina Ollie Horn

Brief Life History of Nina Ollie

When Nina Ollie Horn was born on 12 October 1911, in Wilbarger, Texas, United States, her father, Samuel Godfrey Horn, was 32 and her mother, Mary Emmons Church, was 22. She married Robert George Van Dyke on 22 May 1932, in Saline, Arkansas, United States. She lived in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States in 1956. She died on 6 May 2009, in North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 97, and was buried in North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Joseph Nyers
1912–1991
Nina Ollie Horn
1911–2009
Marriage: 15 January 1943

Sources (11)

  • Nina Horn in household of Sam G Horn, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Nina Van Dyke, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • Nina Horn Van Dyke Nyers, "BillionGraves Index"

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World Events (8)

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

1914 · Steamboat Service Established with New York

Satilla was the first Deepwater Steamship to arrive at the port of Houston. This accomplishment successfully established a steamboat service between Houston and New York City.

1937 · The Neutrality Act

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hershel, Emanuel, Erez, Yehuda, Ayal, Danit, Doron, Dov, Elad, Elihu, Eran, Haim.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): altered form of Horn 5, originating under Russian influence, since Russian has no h and alters it to g in borrowed words and names. In Israel, the name has been reinterpreted by folk etymology as being from Hebrew goren ‘threshing floor’, which is in fact etymologically and semantically unrelated.

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

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