John Henry Olinger

Brief Life History of John Henry

When John Henry Olinger was born on 27 April 1912, in Smyth, Virginia, United States, his father, William Vincent Olinger, was 31 and his mother, Henrietta Elizabeth Love Debord, was 31. He married Mary Lou Blancett on 11 October 1947, in Bristol, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Rich Valley District, Smyth, Virginia, United States in 1940 and Marion District, Smyth, Virginia, United States for about 1 years. He died on 8 February 1962, in Virginia, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Ridgedale, Smyth, Virginia, United States.

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John Henry Olinger
1912–1962
Mary Lou Blancett
1929–2023
Marriage: 11 October 1947
Katherine Louise Olinger
1948–2006

Sources (16)

  • John H Olinger, "United States, Census, 1920"
  • John H Olinger, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages, 1980-2015"
  • John Henry Olinger, "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"

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World Events (8)

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

1917 · Camp Lee Training Facility

Camp Lee was the sight of where Europeans first came face to face with the Powhatan Confederation. Than during the Civil War  the Union forces used it as a surprise attack and blocked Lee’s army from the supply base. When World War II started Fort Lee became Camp Lee and was used as a training facility.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

German: variant of Ohlinger .

German: habitationalname for someone from Ölling in Bavaria or Öllingen near Ulm, orfrom Olingen near Betzdorf.

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

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