Brief Life History of John
When John Winkler was born on 9 July 1914, in Wheeler, Grant, Washington, United States, his father, George Winkler, was 36 and his mother, Rosina Engelhardt, was 25. He married Justine Josephine Beck on 14 January 1938, in Ritzville, Adams, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Franklin, Washington, United States for about 5 years and Benton, Washington, United States in 1950. He died on 28 February 2003, in Lakeview, Lake, Oregon, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Desert Lawn Memorial Park, Kennewick, Benton, Washington, United States.
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- John Winkler, "United States 1950 Census"
- John Winkler, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- John Winkler, "Oregon Death Index, 1971-2008"
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1916 · Boeing Aircraft
The Boeing Aircraft was named and created by William Boeing. The first two planes were Bluebill and Mallard and the first flight was July 15, 1916. Boeing aircrafts made their debut during WWI.
1940
Galloping Gertie is the reference used to describe the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. It opened on July 1, 1940 four months later it no longer existed. On November 7, 1940 the wind gusts came up to 40 miles an hour causing the bridge to twist and vibrate violently before it collapsed into Puget Sound. The only victim of the bridge collapsing was a three-legged paralyzed dog named Tubby whose owner tried to rescue him from the car but he wouldn’t go with him.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Klaus, Otto, Erwin, Hans, Gerhard, Heinz, Hermann, Fritz, Gernot, Helmut, Horst.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for someone who kept a corner shop or one who farmed a corner of land, or a topographic name for someone who lived on a corner, in all these senses being an agent derivative of Winkel 1 ‘corner’. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine), Hungary, Poland, Czechia, and Slovenia, often as a translation into German of corresponding Slavic topographic names or surnames.
Americanized or Germanized form of Czech, Hungarian, Slovenian, Slovak, and Croatian Vinkler , itself a Slavicized form of the German surname (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John and Justine Led Active Lives
John and Justine were both members of Eastern Star and served as officers. In 1975, Justine was appointed Deputy Instructor, and in 1978-1978 she served as a grand officer, Grand Ruth. During h …
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