Evelyn A High

Brief Life History of Evelyn A

Evelyn A High was born in 1908, in Indiana, United States. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Paul Milton Godwin. She lived in Terre Haute, Sullivan, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1997, at the age of 89, and was buried in Highland Lawn Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Paul Milton Godwin
1906–1973
Evelyn A High
1908–1997
Paul Milton Godwin Jr
1929–1984
Shirley Anne Godwin
1931–2008

Sources (4)

  • Evelyn Godwin in household of Paul M Godwin, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Evelyn High in entry for Wayne Eugene Harden and Shirley Anne Godwin, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Evelyn Godwin in household of Paul Godwin, "United States Census, 1940"

World Events (8)

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

1932

Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

Name Meaning

English:

nickname for a tall man, from Middle English heigh, hey, high ‘high, tall’ (Old English hēah). Compare Hay 3.

topographic name for someone who lived ‘(on the) height or hill’, from Middle English heigh ‘height, hilltop’ (Old English hēah). Compare Hight .

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

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