John Dudley Erwin Jr.

Male8 December 1915–25 July 1981

Brief Life History of John Dudley

When John Dudley Erwin Jr. was born on 8 December 1915, in Tennessee, United States, his father, John Dudley Erwin Sr, was 41 and his mother, Aeolian Adams, was 36. He died on 25 July 1981, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Humboldt, Gibson, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Dudley Erwin Sr
1874–1944
Aeolian Adams
1879–1960
Jane Adams Erwin
1912–1997
John Dudley Erwin Jr.
1915–1981
Carolyn E Erwin
1918–2000

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  • U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Age 1

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1931 · The Parthenon is Built

Age 16

In 1931, a full scale replica of the Parthenon in Greece was erected in Nashville, Tennessee. The Parthenon was meant to be temporary, but became a permanent part of Tennessee culture. It also has a replica of the statue of Athena the Goddess of War.At the same time a city over Memphis built  giant pyramid replica to remind everyone what the city was named for. 

1935 · The FBI is Established

Age 20

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish: variant of Irvine .

English: from the Middle English personal name Everwin, Erwin, perhaps from Old English Eoforwine (eofor ‘boar’ + wine ‘friend’) but mostly from an Old French form of the cognate ancient Germanic name Everwin, or from a different ancient Germanic name, Herewin, with loss of initial H- (first element hari, heri ‘army’).

German: from the personal name Erwin, from Herwin, a compound of Old High German heri ‘army’ + wini ‘friend’.

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

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