Brief Life History of Joseph Allen
When Joseph Allen Poland was born on 22 June 1908, in Luke, Allegany, Maryland, United States, his father, Howard Poland, was 40 and his mother, Ella Minerva Allen, was 37. He married Evelyn Lovina Lease on 20 April 1930, in Cresaptown, Allegany, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Deale, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States for about 1 years. He died on 28 February 1981, in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States.
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- Joseph A Poland, "United States 1950 Census"
- Joseph Allen Poland, "Maryland, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- Joseph A. Poland, "Find A Grave Index"
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1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Hampshire called Poland, which probably derives from Old English Pōling or Pulling ‘pool place’. Alternatively, it may be a variant of any of the similar (like-sounding) English surnames, such as Pulham and Pullen , altered by folk etymology to conform to the name of the country in central Europe.
Irish (County Offaly, also Armagh and Down): variant of Polin . Compare Polan .
German: ethnic name from Middle High German Polan ‘Poland’ + excrescent -d, denoting an ethnic Pole or someone with Polish connections.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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