Brief Life History of Homer Jason
When Homer Jason Rhodeback was born on 22 June 1918, in Highwater, Licking, Ohio, United States, his father, Ernest Ashton Rhodeback, was 35 and his mother, Arlie Almina "Mina" Bishop, was 27. He married Ava Elizabeth Kinsey on 18 September 1939, in Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, United States. He lived in Licking, Ohio, United States in 1999 and Johnstown, Ashland, Ohio, United States in 2005. He died on 28 November 1999, in Ohio, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Licking, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Homer Rhodeback, "United States Census, 1940"
- Homer J Rhodeback, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Homer Jason Rhodeback, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1918–1999 Male
1923–2005 Female
Parents and Siblings
1883–1970 Male
1891–1976 Female
Siblings (9)
1912–2003 Male
1915–1988 Female
1918–1999 Male
1921–1982 Male
1929–1929 Male
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World Events (8)
1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
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1941
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Name Meaning
form of the name of the Greek epic poet Homēros, now regularly used as a given name in the United States ( compare Virgil ), where it has been immortalized by the cartoon character Homer Simpson in the television series The Simpsons. Many theories have been put forward to explain the origin of the name of the poet, but none is conclusive. It is identical in form with the Greek vocabulary word homēros ‘hostage’.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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