Harry James Mowrer

Brief Life History of Harry James

When Harry James Mowrer was born on 20 September 1918, in Overton, Wayne, Ohio, United States, his father, John Franklin Mowrer, was 39 and his mother, Amanda Katherine Finn, was 24. He married Dona Jean Royer on 2 November 1940, in Mason, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Wayne Township, Wayne, Ohio, United States in 1940 and Madisonburg, Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1941. He died on 1 March 2007, in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States.

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Harry James Mowrer
1918–2007
Dona Jean Royer
1923–2013
Marriage: 2 November 1940
Colleen Sue Mowrer
1946–2016

Sources (12)

  • Henry J Mowrer, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Harry Mowrer, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Harry J Mowrer, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"

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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 The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

1920 · Cleveland Museum of Natural History

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History was established by Cyrus S. Eaton as a way to research and educate others in anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, botany, geology, paleontology, biology, and zoology. The first curator of the museum was Donald Johanson, the discoverer of Lucy.

1942 · The Japanese American internment

Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Maurer .

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

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