Brief Life History of John Lazarus
When John Lazarus Rothermel was born on 14 September 1891, in Urban, Jordan Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Lazarus W Rothermel, was 36 and his mother, Emma Louise Bush, was 30. He married Bertha Ellen Krissinger about 1914, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Jordan Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900 and Jackson Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1950. He died on 6 July 1979, in Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Pillow, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- John L Rothermel, "United States 1950 Census"
- John L Rothermel, "Pennsylvania, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- John L Rothermel, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"
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Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Helmut, Otto, Arno, Gerhard, Kehl, Klaus, Kurt, Lieselotte.
German: variant of Rothärmel, literally ‘red sleeve’, a nickname referring to the medieval fashion for bicolored garments (e.g. a tunic consisting of a different colored bodice and red sleeves).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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