Brief Life History of John Chappell
When John Chappell Glawson was born on 7 August 1916, in Sumter, Georgia, United States, his father, James Littleton Glawson, was 46 and his mother, Georgia Lee Chappell, was 35. He married Etna Elizabeth Reid on 26 November 1937. He lived in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, United States for about 5 years and District 796, Stewart, Georgia, United States in 1940. He died on 27 December 2007, in Dothan, Houston, Alabama, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Memory Hill Cemetery, Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, United States.
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Sources (11)
- John C Glawson, "United States 1950 Census"
- John Chappell Glawson, "Georgia World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- John C Glawson, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1922 · Women Granted the Right to Vote
The 19th Amendment, which allowed women the right to vote, was passed and became federal law on August 26, 1920. Georgia law prevented women from voting until 1922. The amendment wasn’t officially ratified until 1970.
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Probably an Americanized form of North German Klausen orKlassen, patronymics from the personal name Klaus .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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