Brief Life History of Samuel Gordon
When Samuel Gordon Holderman was born on 4 August 1919, in Tetonia, Teton, Idaho, United States, his father, Edwin Samuel Holderman, was 20 and his mother, Violet Hyatt, was 18. He married Helen Irene Greene on 31 January 1949, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Police Precinct 3, Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1940 and Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States in 2004. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 15 January 2007, in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States, at the age of 87.
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- Samuel Holderman, "United States Census, 1940"
- Samuel Gordon Holderman, "District of Columbia, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
- Samuel G Holderman, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
1923 · First Presidential Radio Broadcast
"On December 6, 1923, President Calvin Coolidge delivered the first presidential radio broadcast. It was covered by 42 stations and became known as the ""State of the Union"" address."
1942 · The Japanese American internment
Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Holdermann:
variant of Holder 1.
nickname for someone in a relationship of loyalty or obligation, from Middle High German holde ‘friend, servant’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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