John Edward Ocklind

Brief Life History of John Edward

When John Edward Ocklind was born on 3 May 1902, in Minnesota, United States, his father, John A Ocklind, was 38 and his mother, Olive K England, was 31. He married Zelpha Hazel Mason on 26 July 1940, in Payette, Idaho, United States. He lived in California, United States in 1935 and North Creswell Election Precinct, Lane, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died on 4 September 1963, in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Oaklawn Memorial Park, Oakdale, Stanislaus, California, United States.

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John Edward Ocklind
1902–1963
Zelpha Hazel Mason
1904–1983
Marriage: 26 July 1940

Sources (10)

  • John E Ocklind, "United States Census, 1930"
  • John Edward Ocklind, "Idaho, County Marriages, 1864-1962"
  • John Edward Ocklind, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

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World Events (8)

1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

Name Meaning

form of John , also used quite frequently in the English-speaking world. In Northern Ireland it is sometimes found as a variant of Ewan .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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