Brief Life History of Homer R.
When Homer R. Nolen was born on 29 January 1931, in Greenup, Kentucky, United States, his father, George Washington Nolen, was 41 and his mother, Ruby Webb, was 36. He married S. Katherine Dowdy on 24 September 1948, in Greenup, Kentucky, United States. He lived in Magisterial District 4 Springville, Greenup, Kentucky, United States in 1940 and South Shore, Greenup, Kentucky, United States for about 3 years. He died on 4 August 2008, in Boyd, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Siloam, Greenup, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Homer Nolan in household of George Nolan, "United States Census, 1940"
- Homer R Nolen, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Homer R Nolen, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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World Events (8)
1932
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
1936 · The Last Public Hanging in Kentucky
The hanging of Rainey Bethea on August 14,1936, in Owensboro, Kentucky was the last pubic hanging in the state and the United States. Anywhere from 15,000-20,000 people showed up for this event. The media was all over the hanging since the Sheriff of Davies county was a female, even though she did not pull levers. Because of the media coverage and the circus it caused, this was the last hanging.
1952 · Atomic Energy Plant is Built Near Paducah
The atomic energy plant near Paduch, Kentucky was built in 1952. It produced enriched uranium and later nuclear fuel for commercial power plants.
Name Meaning
Dutch: patronymic from the personal name Nol, a pet form of Arnold .
Swedish (Nolén): probably a habitational name from placenames beginning with Nol-, from Nord- ‘north’ + the adjectival suffix -én, a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’. Compare Nolin .
Irish: variant of Nolan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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