Brief Life History of John Coleman
When Dr. John Coleman Campbell was born on 1 July 1935, in Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, United States, his father, Rev Hilton Coleman Campbell, was 30 and his mother, Ida Cozette Jones, was 22. He lived in Bluff Dale, Erath, Texas, United States in 1940 and Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States in 1950. He died on 4 March 2009, in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Jones, Texas, United States.
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- John C Campbell, "United States 1950 Census"
- John Coleman Campbell, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
- John Coleman Campbell, "Find A Grave Index"
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1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
1949 · 1950s Texas Drought
One of most intense, costly, and devastating droughts ever recorded in the state of Texas. The entire state was in a state of drought by the summer of 1951. Less than 30-50% of the normal rainfall was received during this period. The state was plagued with dust storms similar to those from the infamous Dust Bowl. The drought ended in a destructive manner throughout 1957; storms, hail, tornadoes, and deadly floods.
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.
Name Meaning
Scottish: nickname from Gaelic cam ‘crooked, bent’ + beul ‘mouth’. As a result of folk etymology, the surname was often represented in Latin documents as de bello campo ‘of the fair field’, which led to the name sometimes being ‘translated’ into Anglo-Norman French as Beauchamp .
Irish (North Armagh): adopted for Gaelic Mac Cathmhaoil ‘son of Cathmhaol’ (literally ‘battle chief’): see Caulfield and Cowell .
English: variant of Camel , under the influence of the Scottish name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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