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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- James J Mederer, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
Parents and Siblings
1896–1959 Male
1902–1983 Female
Siblings (5)
1921–1985 Female
1922–2001 Male
1924–1926 Male
1934–2016 Female
1936–1936 Female
World Events (1)
1925 · The First Municipally Owned Airport in the Country.
Age 1
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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