Brief Life History of Elmer Austin
When Elmer Austin Jones was born on 22 August 1896, in East Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States, his father, Jesse Jones, was 23 and his mother, Clara Kortkamp, was 23. He had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Dorothy Gertie Holley. He lived in Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States in 1935 and Bethalto, Madison, Illinois, United States in 1940. He died in March 1973, in Madison, Illinois, United States, at the age of 76.
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- A El*er Jones in household of Jesse Jones, "United States Census, 1920"
- Elmer Austin Jones, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Elmer Jones, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. It began to be adopted as a non-hereditary surname in some parts of Wales from the 16th century onward, but did not become a widespread hereditary surname there until the 18th and 19th centuries. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. It is (including in the sense 2 below) the fifth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
English: habitational or occupational name for someone who lived or worked ‘at John's (house)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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