Brief Life History of John Franklin
When John Franklin Werner was born on 26 September 1893, in Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States, his father, John Edward Werner, was 25 and his mother, Betty Florence Guyer, was 25. He had at least 2 daughters with Helen M Groznick. He lived in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940 and Allegheny City, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States for about 1 years. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 7 July 1952, in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in West View, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (13)
- John F Werner, "United States 1950 Census"
- John Franklin Werner, "Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913"
- John Franklin Werner, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
Spouse and Children
1893–1952 Male
1897– Female
Children (2)
1919–2002 Female
1931– Female
Parents and Siblings
1867–1945 Male
1868–1917 Female
Siblings (6)
1893–1952 Male
1897–1897 Male
1898–1986 Female
1899– Female
1899–1899 Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Age 1
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 3
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Age 16
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Hans, Erwin, Heinz, Gerhard, Ernst, Helmut, Horst, Klaus, Arno, Dieter.
German, Dutch, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements warin ‘protection, shelter’ or ‘guard’ + heri, hari ‘army’. The surname of German origin is also found in Britain (compare Warner ) and France (Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Verner .
Germanized or Americanized form of Czech, Hungarian, Swedish, Danish, Croatian, and Slovenian Verner , a cognate or variant of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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