Homer Gilmore Arnold

Male24 July 1893–5 January 1962

Brief Life History of Homer Gilmore

When Homer Gilmore Arnold was born on 24 July 1893, in Iowa, United States, his father, Ransom Gilmore Arnold, was 52 and his mother, Emma O. Comstock, was 32. He married Elsie May Cage on 28 March 1912, in Clear Lake, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States. He lived in Linn Township, Warren, Iowa, United States in 1920 and Jackson Township, Warren, Iowa, United States in 1925. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 5 January 1962, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Homer Gilmore Arnold
1893–1962
Mable Jane Toner
1891–
Marriage: 15 September 1917

Sources (16)

  • Homer G Arnold, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
  • Homer Gilmore Arnold, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • H G Arnold, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

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  • Marriage
    15 September 1917Marion, Indiana, United States
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    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 3

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 5

    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.

    1912 · The Girl Scouts

    Age 19

    Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

    Name Meaning

    English, Scottish, German, Dutch, French (mainly Alsace and Lorraine), Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Polish, Croatian, and Slovenian: from the ancient Germanic personal name Arnwald (Middle English Arnold, Old French Arnaut), composed of the elements arn ‘eagle’ + wald ‘rule, power’. This name was introduced to Britain by the Normans.

    English: habitational name from either of two places called Arnold in Nottinghamshire and East Yorkshire, from Old English earn ‘eagle’ + halh ‘nook’.

    Jewish (Ashkenazic): adoption of the German personal name (see 1 above), at least in part on account of its resemblance to the Jewish name Aaron .

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

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