Brief Life History of John Lewis
When John Lewis Hinson was born in 1927, his father, Elmer Floyd Hinson, was 33 and his mother, Leiu Ollie Vestal, was 24. He married Lois L Tims on 20 July 1963, in Hardeman, Tennessee, United States. He lived in Beat 5, Madison, Mississippi, United States in 1930 and Civil District 5, Chester, Tennessee, United States for about 5 years. He died in Tennessee, United States, and was buried in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States.
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- John L Henson in household of Floyd Henson, "United States Census, 1930"
- John L Hinson, "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
- John L Hinson, "Find A Grave Index"
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1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1931 · The Parthenon is Built
In 1931, a full scale replica of the Parthenon in Greece was erected in Nashville, Tennessee. The Parthenon was meant to be temporary, but became a permanent part of Tennessee culture. It also has a replica of the statue of Athena the Goddess of War.At the same time a city over Memphis built giant pyramid replica to remind everyone what the city was named for.
1944 · The G.I Bill
The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic meaning ‘son of the hind’, from Middle English hine ‘household servant, agricultural laborer’, perhaps also ‘farm manager’ (see Hine ) + son.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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