James J Mederer

Male26 September 1924–3 March 1926

Brief Life History of James J

When James J Mederer was born on 26 September 1924, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, his father, Henry A Mederer, was 28 and his mother, Lillian Elizabeth Walsh, was 22. He died on 3 March 1926, in his hometown, at the age of 1.

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Family Time Line

Henry A Mederer
1896–1959
Lillian Elizabeth Walsh
1902–1983
Catherine Lillian Mederer
1921–1985
John Henry Mederer
1922–2001
James J Mederer
1924–1926
Mary Ellen Mederer
1934–2016
Baby Girl Mederer
1936–1936

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  • James J Mederer, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

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Siblings (5)

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1925 · The First Municipally Owned Airport in the Country.

Age 1

The Cleveland Hopkins Airport was named after its founder, William R. Hopkins, and it was the first municipality-owned airport in the United States. It also is the home of the first air traffic control tower, the first ground-to-air radio control system, the first airfield lighting system, and the first U.S. airport to be directly connected to a local rail transit system. It is still in operation today and is the 43rd busiest airport in the United States.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Alois, Ernst, Gerda, Helmut, Horst, Monika, Walther.

South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a tanner or leatherworker, Middle High German lēderære, German Lederer. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

History: The first known immigrant bearing this name, John (Johannes) Lederer, was a traveler and explorer who came to VA from Germany in 1668. He was ill-treated by the inhabitants of VA and fled for his life to MD, where he was naturalized in 1671.

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

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