John Arthur Bolt

Male26 February 1879–5 January 1938

Brief Life History of John Arthur

When John Arthur Bolt was born on 26 February 1879, in Montague Township, Muskegon, Michigan, United States, his father, Ate "Arthur" Jan Bolt, was 26 and his mother, Janna "Jane" Wit, was 26. He married Etta Koster on 30 March 1909, in Spring Lake, Ottawa, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Montague, Muskegon, Michigan, United States in 1880 and Claybanks Township, Oceana, Michigan, United States in 1900. He died on 5 January 1938, in Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Spring Lake Cemetery, Spring Lake, Ottawa, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Arthur Bolt
1879–1938
Etta Koster
1878–1974
Marriage: 30 March 1909
Bolt
1913–1913
John Arthur Bolt
1914–1980

Sources (12)

  • John A Bolt, "United States Census, 1920"
  • John Bolt, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
  • John A Bolt, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    30 March 1909Spring Lake, Ottawa, Michigan, United States

    • Children (2)

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    Siblings (7)

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    World Events (8)

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 2

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    1881 · Hudson's

    Age 2

    Clothing merchant Joseph Lowthian Hudson opened his first store inside the Detroit Opera House on April 2, 1881. Hudson was very successful with his small store and was able to move to a larger location on Woodward Avenue, far outside what was then the commercial district. Hudson's continued to grow until it became the tallest department store in the world. Hudson's 2,124,316 square foot store filled 32 floors, had 51 elevators, 48 escalators, 705 fitting rooms, and served over 16,000 meals a day.

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 17

    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.

    Name Meaning

    English: from Middle English bolt ‘bolt, bar’, also ‘bundle’ (Old English bolt ‘arrow’). One of the most common senses of this word was ‘the blunt-headed bolt of a crossbow’, so it could have been given to an archer or to a maker of iron bars or bolts. Bolt was also used metaphorically for a short, thickset, or tubby person and for someone who was physically upright as a bolt, i.e. ‘as straight as an arrow’.

    English: variant of Bold 1.

    Dutch, North German, and Danish: from the ancient Germanic personal name Baldo, a short form of various compound names with the first element bald ‘bold’. See also German Bold , compare German and Danish Boldt .

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

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