Brief Life History of Howard Ralph
When Howard Ralph Nairn was born on 16 September 1894, in Pawnee Rock, Barton, Kansas, United States, his father, John Asher Nairn, was 39 and his mother, Susan Ellen Neese, was 21. He married Bessie Valeria Bloom in June 1915, in Pawnee Rock, Barton, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Marine Election Precinct, Snohomish, Washington, United States in 1940 and Seattle, King, Washington, United States in 1962. He died in 1962, at the age of 68, and was buried in Lake Forest Park, King, Washington, United States.
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Sources (17)
- Howard Nairn, "United States Census, 1930"
- Howard Ralph Nairn, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
- Howard R Nairn, "Washington, County Death Registers, 1881-1979"
Spouse and Children
1894–1962 Male
1894–1974 Female
Children (3)
1916–2007 Male
1919– Female
1921–2009 Male
Parents and Siblings
1855–1940 Male
1873–1941 Female
Siblings (4)
1894–1962 Male
1896–1932 Male
1902–1983 Male
1906–1964 Female
World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 2
1909
Age 15
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Age 18
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Nairn (Nairns) near Inverness. The placename is taken from the River Nairn, which derives from a Celtic or pre-Celtic word perhaps meaning ‘penetrating one’.
History: First mentioned in North America in the Carolina plantation records in 1698, the name appears with Thomas Nairne, a landowner on St. Helena Island. He went on to be a SC assemblyman and an Indian agent.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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