Brief Life History of John Henry
When John Henry Maher was born on 5 November 1883, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, his father, John H. Maher, was 38 and his mother, Anna A Bucher, was 40. He lived in Harvey, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 27 November 1965, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- John H Makes in household of Anna Makes, "United States Census, 1900"
- John Henry Maher, "Find A Grave Index"
- John H Maher, "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925"
Parents and Siblings
1844–1900 Male
1843–1912 Female
Siblings (3)
1880–1880 Male
1880–1952 Female
1883–1965 Male
World Events (8)
1885 · The World's First Skyscraper
Age 2
1886
Age 3
1905 · The Industrial Workers of the World
Age 22
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Aidan, Aileen, Brigid, Ciaran, Declan, Delma, Dermot, Donal, Kieran.
Irish: from Ó Meachair ‘descendant of Meachar’, a personal name meaning ‘kindly, noble, majestic’.
Slovenian: nickname from maher, a colloquial word of Middle High German origin (from macher ‘doer’). Compare German Macher 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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