Brief Life History of John Palmer
When John Palmer Muntz was born on 20 March 1897, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, his father, Christian Friedr. Joh. Munz, was 24 and his mother, Phoebe Libbie Landefeld, was 40. He married Laura Estelle Wedekindt in 1918, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 29 April 1992, in Quarryville, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Ridge Lawn Cemetery, Cheektowaga, Erie, New York, United States.
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- J Palmer Muntz, "United States 1950 Census"
- John Palmer Muntz, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- J Palmer Muntz, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1905 · The Movie Theater
The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
German (Müntz): habitational name from Müntz near Jülich.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (Müntz): variant of Münz (see Munz 2).
German: variant of Munz 1 and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Christian Friedrich Johann Munz "Uncle John"
"Uncle John" was Frieda Muntz Helbock's uncle--her father's brother. His full name was Christian Friedrich Johann Munz. The Americanized version was John Richard Christopher Munz. However, in the fa …
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