Brief Life History of Josephine M.
When Josephine M. Kabbes was born on 13 May 1921, her father, Frank William Kabbes, was 49 and her mother, Mary Johnson Schmerman, was 32. She had at least 1 son with Michael Andrew Ondreyco. She lived in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, United States in 1930 and Beat 4, Jackson, Mississippi, United States in 1940. She died on 6 November 2003, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Saint Mary Cemetery, Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States.
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- Josephine M Rabbea in household of Frank W Rabbea, "United States Census, 1930"
- Josephine Kabbes, "Mississippi Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850-1892; 1908-1957"
- Josephine Kabbes in household of Frank Kabbes, "United States Census, 1940"
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1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1925 · B.B. King is Born
B.B. King was born on September 16, 1925, in Itta Bean, Mississippi. He was a famous American blues singer, electric guitarist, and record producer. In 1987, he inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1944 · The G.I Bill
The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.
Name Meaning
From French Joséphine, a feminine equivalent of Joseph formed with the diminutive suffix -ine. It is now widely used in the English-speaking world. Notable bearers have included the British social reformer Josephine Butler ( 1828–1906 ) and the American-born French dancer and singer Josephine Baker ( 1906–75 ).
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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