Brief Life History of John William
When John William Mathes Jr. was born on 31 December 1926, in Norton, Norton, Kansas, United States, his father, John William Mathes Sr., was 22 and his mother, Margaret Catherine Ford, was 20. He lived in United States in 1949. He died on 11 May 2014, in Norton, Norton, Kansas, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Norton, Norton, Kansas, United States.
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- John W Mathes, Jr, "United States Census, 1950"
- John William or Bill Mathes, Jr, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- John William Mathes, "Kansas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1927 · Kansas Adopts a Flag
The flag of the State of Kansas was adopted on September 24, 1927. The flag was designed by Hazel Avery in 1925.
1949 · NATO is Established
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an alliance between 29 North American and European countries. The agreement of the alliance is to help defend each other if attacked by an external country. The last country to enter was Montenegro in 2017.
Name Meaning
German: from the personal names Mat(t)hias or Matthäus (see Matthew ). This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
English (Lancashire and Northamptonshire): variant of Mathis . This form of the name is rare in Britain and Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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