Brief Life History of John Orla
When John Orla Heacock was born on 2 September 1873, in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States, his father, Alfred Weeks Heacock, was 29 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth DeBord, was 21. He married Ellen Eugenia Thompson on 21 February 1900, in Kellogg, Jasper, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 12 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States in 1935 and Hansen, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States in 1940. He died on 12 March 1956, in Riverside, California, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Perris Valley Cemetery, Perris, Riverside, California, United States.
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Sources (36)
- John O Heacock, "United States 1950 Census"
- John O. Hecock, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- John Orla Heacock, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
1873–1956 Male
1884–1967 Female
Children (20)
1901–1975 Male
1902–1990 Male
1903–1982 Male
1905–1980 Male
1907–1993 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1844–1911 Male
1852–1925 Female
Siblings (11)
1870–1911 Female
1870–1876 Female
1871–1912 Female
1873–1956 Male
1878–1943 Female
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 2
1892
Age 19
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 23
Name Meaning
English:
from the Middle English personal name Hicock, Hecock, a pet form of Hick (itself a rhyming pet form of Rickard ‘Richard’), and equivalent to Hitchcock . In Hecok the vowel has been lowered and lengthened in the open syllable (a typical development in northern England and the North Midlands), hence the later spelling Heacock. Hicock has generally survived in the variant Hickox .
post-medieval variant of Haycock .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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