Paul Leroy Abner

Brief Life History of Paul Leroy

When Paul Leroy Abner was born on 20 November 1911, in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States, his father, Warren Leroy Abner, was 28 and his mother, Sylvia Elsie Bowler, was 27. He married Eugenia Marie Cooke on 10 July 1942, in Yamhill, Oregon, United States. He lived in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States in 1920 and North Bend, Coos, Oregon, United States in 1930. He died on 24 March 1984, in Newberg, Yamhill, Oregon, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Saint Paul Catholic Cemetery, St. Paul, Marion, Oregon, United States.

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Paul Leroy Abner
1911–1984
Eugenia Marie Cooke
1913–2001
Marriage: 10 July 1942

Sources (23)

  • Paul L Abner in household of Warren L Abner, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Abner, "Washington, County Birth Registers, 1873-1965"
  • Paul Laroy Abner, "Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975"

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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.

1912 · Women Granted Right to Vote

Women were granted the right to vote in Oregon on November 5, 1912, with 52% of male voters in favor. 

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

English: from a Biblical personal name, meaning in Hebrew ‘God is (my) light’, which was popular among the Puritans, especially among early settlers in New England, but also in the southern states. In the First and Second Books of Samuel, Abner is Saul's uncle and the commander of his army, who is eventually cut down by Joab (II Samuel 3:12–39). This surname is very rare in Britain.

Probably also an Americanized form of German Ebner .

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

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