John Hubern Creel

Brief Life History of John Hubern

When John Hubern Creel was born on 6 January 1913, in Barbour, Alabama, United States, his father, James Daniel Creel, was 37 and his mother, Margaret Epsey "Maggie" Zorn, was 31. He married Virgie Lee Hartzog on 29 January 1935, in Barbour, Alabama, United States. He lived in Lowery, Geneva, Alabama, United States in 1940 and Election Precinct 10 Coxs Mill, Barbour, Alabama, United States in 1940. He died on 11 July 1985, in Muscogee, Georgia, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Adams Chapel Cemetery, Edgefield, Barbour, Alabama, United States.

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John Hubern Creel
1913–1985
Virgie Lee Hartzog
1915–1999
Marriage: 29 January 1935

Sources (10)

  • Hubrom Creel in household of Jim D Creel, "United States Census, 1930"
  • John Hubern Creen, "Alabama, County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • John Creel, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1922 · Women Granted the Right to Vote

The 19th Amendment, which allowed women the right to vote, was passed and became federal law on August 26, 1920. Georgia law prevented women from voting until 1922. The amendment wasn’t officially ratified until 1970.

1932

Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

Name Meaning

Possibly an Americanized form of German Kriel or Krüll, a variant of Kroll 1.

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

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