Brief Life History of Forrest Irvin
When Forrest Irvin Kron was born on 3 November 1908, in Elizabeth, Posey Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States, his father, George Freemont Kron, was 45 and his mother, Grace Lee Hart, was 29. He married Mae West on 19 October 1934, in Indiana, United States. He lived in Franklin Township, Floyd, Indiana, United States in 1920 and Posey Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States in 1930. He died on 20 May 1964, in Elizabeth, Posey Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Elizabeth, Posey Township, Harrison, Indiana, United States.
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- Forest Kron in household of George T Kron, "United States Census, 1930"
- Forrest I. Kron, "Find A Grave Index"
- Forest Kron in entry for Mrs Grace (Hart) Kron, "Indiana, Harrison County, Index Cards to Corydon Democrat Newspaper Obituaries, 1861-2008"
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World Events (8)
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.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Helmut, Otto, Gerhard, Gunther, Hermann, Kurt, Manfred, Othmar, Siegfried, Winfried.
German and Swedish: from Middle High German krōn(e) ‘garland, chaplet, diadem’, Swedish krona (from Latin corona). As a German surname it may have been a topographic or habitational name referring to a house with this sign or a nickname for a bald or tonsured man. The Swedish surname, on the other hand, is probably an ornamental name.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Krone .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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