Brief Life History of John William
When John William Holman was born on 5 October 1919, in Price, Carbon, Utah, United States, his father, Joseph Henry Holman, was 38 and his mother, Sarah Ann Reese, was 25. He married Ruth Louise Hall on 26 December 1941, in Seattle, King, Washington, United States. He lived in United States in 1949 and San Leandro, Alameda, California, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 16 April 2009, in Sun City West, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 89.
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- John W Holman, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: John William Holman - Church record: Blessing record or certificate: birth: 5 October 1919; Price, Carbon, Utah, United States
- John Holman, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
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1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
1921 · One of The Oldest Coasters in the World
Utah is home to one of the oldest coasters in the world that is still operational. The Roller Coaster, at Lagoon Amusement park, is listed number 5.
1944 · The G.I Bill
The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.
Name Meaning
English (southern): topographic name for a ‘dweller in a hollow’, from hol + man (Old English holh + mann). Compare Holler and Hole .
Dutch: habitational name for someone from any of several locations named Hol, from Dutch hol ‘hollow’, or from Middle Dutch hole, heule ‘(low) arched bridge, weir’.
Dutch: from a pet form, formed with man ‘man’, of the personal name Holle, from an ancient Germanic compound name with the element hold ‘loyalty’, for instance Holdert, Hollebrand, Holger and Holmer. Compare Holleman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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