James Lee Emmerich

Male10 March 1930–4 April 1979

Brief Life History of James Lee

When James Lee Emmerich was born on 10 March 1930, in Illinois, United States, his father, Joseph Frank Emmerich, was 34 and his mother, Mabel Lee Brown, was 23. He lived in East Saint Louis Township, St. Clair, Illinois, United States for about 5 years and East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States in 1950. He died on 4 April 1979, in Collinsville, Madison, Illinois, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay Township, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

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James Lee Emmerich
1930–1979
Wanda Ruth Gola
1927–2000

Sources (7)

  • James Emmerick, "United States 1950 Census"
  • James Emmerick, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • James Emmerick in entry for Mr Glen Paul Emmerick, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

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World Events (8)

1931

Age 1

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

1932 · The Miners Union

Age 2

After a contract proposal reducing wages by $1.10 a day, employees of the United Mine Workers came together and created the Progressive Miners of America in southern Illinois. After discontent arose over the 67 years of operation, the union was dissolved.

1944 · The G.I Bill

Age 14

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

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Fritz, Gerhard, Klaus.

German and Dutch: from an ancient Germanic personal name composed of Old High German heim ‘home, house’ or amal ‘capable, brave, eager’ + rīhhi ‘powerful, rich’. Compare Emerich and Emmrich .

German: habitational name from any of the places on the Lower Rhine named Emmerich.

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

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