John Morris Fenn

16 July 1952–17 October 1963 (Age 11)
Douglas, Cochise, Arizona, United States

The Life Summary of John Morris

When John Morris Fenn was born on 16 July 1952, in Douglas, Cochise, Arizona, United States, his father, Golden Leroy Fenn, was 32 and his mother, Annie Lavine Thompson, was 30. He died on 17 October 1963, in Saint David, Cochise, Arizona, United States, at the age of 11, and was buried in Saint David, Cochise, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Golden Leroy Fenn
1919–2001
Annie Lavine Thompson
1921–2005
Clifford Leroy Fenn
1942–1951
Gerald Wayne Fenn
1946–1963
John Morris Fenn
1952–1963
Wade Doyle Fenn
1957–1973
Ricky Lynn Fenn
1960–1998

Parents and Siblings

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World Events (8)

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
Age 3
The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.
1955 · To War in Vietnam
Age 3
The Vietnam War was another civil war brought about from the Cold War. It was fought between the North Vietnamese, who were supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other communist allies, and the South Vietnamese, who were supported by the United States, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Thailand and other anti-communist allies. The war caused two more civil wars in Laos and Cambodia and resulted in all three countries becoming communist states.
1956 · The Federal Aid Highway Act
Age 4
With the construction of 41,000 miles of the Interstate Highway System, the Federal Aid Highway Act made way for the largest public works project in American history at that time. One of the purposes was to provide military access to places in case of an attack.

Name Meaning

1 English: topographic name for someone who lived in a low-lying marshy area, from Middle English fenn ‘marsh’, ‘bog’.2 South German: topographic name from Old High German fenni, Middle Low German and Old Frisian fenne ‘bog’. Compare Fehn .

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

Possible Related Names

Fehn
Fann
Fenner
Fenning
Finner
Vann
Venn

Sources (6)

  • John Morris Fenn in household of Golden Leroy Fenn, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • John Morris Fenn in household of Golden Leroy Fenn, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • John Morris Fenn in entry for Annie Lavine Fenn, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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