Brief Life History of Loretta
When Loretta Bowman was born on 10 February 1919, in Logandale, Clark, Nevada, United States, her father, Elmer Squire Bowman, was 25 and her mother, Elizabeth Rebecca Leavitt, was 26. She married James Charles Hunt on 23 January 1999, in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States. She immigrated to World in 1941 and lived in Nevada, United States in 1999. She died on 15 May 2015, in Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Logandale, Clark, Nevada, United States.
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- Loretta Bowman in household of Elmer S Bowman, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- Loretta Bowman, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Loretta Bowman, "Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005"
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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 and Scottish: occupational name for an archer, hunter or soldier armed with a bow, from Middle English bow(e)man, bouman (from Old English boga ‘bow’ + mann ‘man’). This word was distinguished from Bowyer , which denoted a maker or seller of bows.
Americanized form of German Baumann or the Dutch cognate Bouwman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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