Brief Life History of James Joseph
James Joseph Nyers was born on 30 October 1912, in Ohio, United States. He married Joyce Annette Brown on 9 December 1932, in Marion, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Lawrence Township, Marion, Indiana, United States in 1930 and Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States in 1991. He died on 20 May 1991, in Arkansas, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in North Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States.
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- James J Nyers, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: James Joseph Nyers - Government record: Death record or certificate: birth-name: James Joseph Nyers
- James Joseph Nyers, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
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1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
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
Irish (Tipperary, Limerick and Waterford): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meidhir ‘descendant of Meidhir’, with post-medieval excrescent -s. Meidhir is a personal name based on meidhir ‘mirth’.
English (northern): variant of Myer , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English (northern): habitational name from one or more of the minor placenames derived from Middle English mire ‘marsh’ (Old Norse mýrr) in the plural form, such as Melmerby Mire in Melmerby, or Mires in Docker (both Cumbria).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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