Geraldine E Spahr

Female3 May 1923–23 September 2011

Brief Life History of Geraldine E

When Geraldine E Spahr was born on 3 May 1923, in Pine Grove Furnace, Cooke Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Russell Spahr, was 24 and her mother, Ruth E. Klinedinst, was 26. She lived in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1935 and Cooke Township, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. She died on 23 September 2011, at the age of 88, and was buried in Annville, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Raymond Michael Rish
1920–2007
Geraldine E Spahr
1923–2011

Sources (3)

  • Geraldine E Sphar in household of John R Sphar, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Geraldine E. Spahr Rish, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Geraldine E Spahr in household of John R Spahr, "United States Census, 1940"

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World Events (8)

1927

Age 4

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1929

Age 6

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

1947 · The Presidential Succession Act

Age 24

The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.

Name Meaning

South German and Swiss German: nickname for someone thought to resemble a sparrow in some way, Middle High German spar. Compare Spaur .

North German: variant of Spaar .

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

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