Brief Life History of Harry Preston
When Harry Preston Forman was born on 25 October 1907, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, his father, Harry P Forman, was 28 and his mother, Maud Forman, was 24. He married Dorothy Virginia Burr about 1937. He lived in Brawley, Imperial, California, United States in 1935 and San Antonio Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940. He died in September 1963, at the age of 55, and was buried in O'ahu Cemetery, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Harry P Forman in household of Harry B Forman, "United States Census, 1930"
- Harry Preston Forman, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- Harry Preston Forman, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1907–1963 Male
1908–1990 Female
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Age 1
1910 · Angel Island Serves Immigrants
Age 3
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Age 16
Name Meaning
English: status name for a leader or spokesman for a group, from Middle English fore-man ‘foreman, reeve’ (from the Old English prefix fore- ‘foremost’ + mann ‘man’). The word is attested in this sense from the 15th century, but is not used specifically for the leader of a gang of workers before the late 16th century.
English: variant of Fordman with loss of -d-, from Middle English ford ‘ford’ (Old English ford) + man, denoting either a dweller by or a keeper of a ford. Compare Forder .
Americanized form of German Fohrmann (see Fohrman ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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