Inez Myrtle John

29 November 1919–30 October 2006 (Age 86)
Portage, Box Elder, Utah, United States

The Life of Inez Myrtle

When Inez Myrtle John was born on 29 November 1919, in Portage, Box Elder, Utah, United States, her father, Henry Thomas John, was 33 and her mother, Ruth Hoskins, was 31. She married Clifton B. Edwards I on 20 July 1937, in Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1920 and Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States in 1930. She died on 30 October 2006, in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter, Florida, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clifton B. Edwards I
1917–1999
Inez Myrtle John
1919–2006
Marriage: 20 July 1937
Edwards
1940–1940
Clifton B. Edwards II
1945–2019
Gene J. Edwards
1949–1949

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
20 July 1937
Cache, Utah, United States
children

(3)

    Edwards

    Male1940–1940Male

    Clifton B. Edwards II

    Male1945–2019Male

    Gene J. Edwards

    Male1949–1949Male

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(10)

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World Events (8)

1920

Age 1

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

Age 2

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.
1942 · The Japanese American internment

Age 23

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

English, Welsh, German, etc.: ultimately from the Hebrew personal name yōḥānān ‘Jehovah has favored (me with a son)’ or ‘may Jehovah favor (this child)’.This personal name was adopted into Latin (via Greek) as Johannes, and has enjoyed enormous popularity in Europe throughout the Christian era, being given in honor of St. John the Baptist, precursor of Christ, and of St. John the Evangelist, author of the fourth gospel, as well as others of the nearly one thousand other Christian saints of the name. Some of the principal forms of the personal name in other European languages are Welsh Ieuan, Evan, Siôn, and Ioan; Scottish Ia(i)n; Irish Séan; German Johann, Johannes, Hans; Dutch Jan; French Jean; Italian Giovanni, Gianni, Ianni; Spanish Juan; Portuguese João; Greek Iōannēs (vernacular Yannis); Czech Jan; Russian Ivan. Polish has surnames both from the western Slavic form Jan and from the eastern Slavic form Iwan. There were a number of different forms of the name in Middle English, including Jan(e), a male name ( see Jane ); Jen ( see Jenkin ); Jon(e) ( see Jones ); and Han(n) ( see Hann ). There were also various Middle English feminine versions of this name (e.g. Joan, Jehan), and some of these were indistinguishable from masculine forms. The distinction on grounds of gender between John and Joan was not firmly established in English until the 17th century. It was even later that Jean and Jane were specialized as specifically feminine names in English; bearers of these surnames and their derivatives are more likely to derive them from a male ancestor than a female. As a surname in the British Isles, John is particularly frequent in Wales, where it is a late formation representing Welsh Siôn rather than the older form Ieuan (which gave rise to the surname Evan ). As an American family name this form has absorbed various cognates from continental European languages. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988 .) It is used as a given name among Christians in India, and in the U.S. has come to be used as a surname among families from southern India.

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

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Sources (3)

  • Inez Myrtle John in household of Henry Thomas John, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
  • Inez M John in household of Henry T John, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Baby John in household of Henry ? John, "United States Census, 1920"

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