Harriet Nelle May Hinkle-Canter

Brief Life History of Harriet Nelle May

When Harriet Nelle May Hinkle-Canter was born on 15 November 1921, in Gratis, Preble, Ohio, United States, her father, Arthur Chester Hinkle, was 20 and her mother, Doris Virginia Rapp, was 20. She married Joseph Grofton Canter on 7 February 1942, in Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 14 December 2001, in Middletown, Butler, Ohio, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Woodside Cemetery, Middletown, Butler, Ohio, United States.

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Joseph Grofton Canter
1917–1996
Harriet Nelle May Hinkle-Canter
1921–2001
Marriage: 7 February 1942
Stephen Alan Canter
1947–2019

Sources (7)

  • Nellie M Hinkle in household of Arthur Hinkle, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Harriet Nellie Hinkle, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Harriet N Canter, "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007"

World Events (8)

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

1923 · Amendment of Equal Rights

Is a proposed amendment to help guarantee equal legal rights for all citizens of the United States. Its main objective is to end legal distinctions between the two genders in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other legal matters. Even though it isn't the 28th Amendment yet, it has started conversations about the meaning of legal equality.

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

Anglicized form of French Henriette, a feminine diminutive of Henry (French Henri) coined in the 17th century. It was quite common in England in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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