Edgar Nile Deems

Brief Life History of Edgar Nile

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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Edgar Nile Deems
1907–1976
Lois E. Butterfield
1911–1982
Marriage: 1935

Sources (14)

  • Edgar Deems, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Edgar N. Deems, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Edgar Deems, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

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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.

1921

Historical Boundaries: 1921: Charlotte, Florida, United States

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

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 .

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

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