Jasper Otis Vinson

Brief Life History of Jasper Otis

When Jasper Otis Vinson was born on 8 December 1901, in Allen, Collin, Texas, United States, his father, Arthur Energy Vinson, was 31 and his mother, Eva Nora James, was 29. He married Lennie Lee Nickell on 28 March 1925, in Allen, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Allen, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States in 1940 and Allen Township, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States in 1950. He died on 22 January 1981, at the age of 79, and was buried in Allen Cemetery, Allen, Pontotoc, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jasper Otis Vinson
1901–1981
Lennie Lee Nickell
1908–1980
Marriage: 28 March 1925
Joanne Vinson
1926–1998
Ruel Vinson
1927–
Jerry Ozell Vinson
1931–1951
Johnnie Vinson
1932–

Sources (9)

  • Jasper O Vinson, "United States 1950 Census"
  • J O Vinson, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
  • Jasper Otis Vinson, "Oklahoma, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"

World Events (8)

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1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

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Name Meaning

English: altered form of Vincent , as if a patronymic.

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

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