When Edgar Nile Deems was born on 11 April 1907, in Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States, his father, Furney Nile Deems, was 21 and his mother, Sarah Bunell Gray, was 21. He married Lois E. Butterfield in 1935, in Brooke, West Virginia, United States. He lived in Dennison, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Dennison, Mill Township, Tuscarawas, Ohio, United States in 1940. He died on 5 March 1976, in Charlotte, Florida, United States, at the age of 68.
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Historical Boundaries: 1921: Charlotte, Florida, United States
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English: derivative of Deem , meaning ‘(son or servant) of the judge’.
Dutch: case inflected variant of Daems or Daams, a patronymic from the personal name Daam from the personal name Adam . Compare Dahms .
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