James Lowell Ficklin
23 January 1918–5 March 2002 (Age 84)
Mississippi, Missouri, United States
The Life of James Lowell
When James Lowell Ficklin was born on 23 January 1918, in Mississippi, Missouri, United States, his father, George Waller Ficklin, was 25 and his mother, Ruby Lee Vaughan, was 23. He married Brenda Lorene Bowles on 25 March 1944. He lived in Clifton Hill, Randolph, Missouri, United States in 1920. He died on 5 March 2002, in Valley Springs, Calaveras, California, United States, at the age of 84.
Photos & Memories (1)
Family Time Line
James Lowell Ficklin
1918–2002
Brenda Lorene Bowles
1923–1993
Marriage: 25 March 1944
Spouse and Children
1918–2002Male
1923–1993Female
MARRIAGE
25 March 1944
25 March 1944
Parents and Siblings
1892–1974Male
1894–1978Female
siblings
(1)
1918–2002Male
World Events (8)
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
Age 1
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
1931 · The Bagnell Dam and Lake of the Ozarks
Age 13
The Bagnell Dam on the Osage River was completed in 1931. The dam was built to generate hydroelectric power to the Osage Power Plant. The building of the dam created Lake of the Ozarks, one of the largest man-made lakes in the world, and over 1,000 miles of shoreline.
1941
Age 23
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Americanized spelling of German Wicklein, probably from Middle High German wickelīn ‘sweet pea’, hence an indirect occupational name for a flower seller.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- James L Ficklin in household of G Waller Ficklin, "United States Census, 1920"
- James L Fickline in household of G Walles Fickline, "United States Census, 1930"
- James L Ficklin, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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