John William Flamm

Brief Life History of John William

When John William Flamm was born on 10 January 1919, in Jerseyville, Jersey, Illinois, United States, his father, John Francis Anthony Flamm, was 55 and his mother, Catherine Elizabeth Murphy, was 39. He married Lucille M. Bowen in March 1942. He lived in Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States in 1930 and Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, United States in 1944. He died on 5 September 1976, at the age of 57, and was buried in Jerseyville, Jersey, Illinois, United States.

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John William Flamm
1919–1976
Lucille M. Bowen
1911–1998
Marriage: March 1942

Sources (6)

  • John W Flamm in household of Frank F Stites, "United States Census, 1930"
  • John William Flamm, "Find A Grave Index"
  • John W Flamm in entry for Mrs Lucille Mildred Flamm, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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World Events (8)

1920

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

1925 · Woman's World's Fair

The first Woman's World's Fair was held in Chicago in 1925. The idea of the completely women-run fair was to display the progress of ideas, work, and products of twentieth-century women

1935 · The FBI is Established

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Ari, Chani, Ephraim, Yossi.

South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a craftsman who worked with fire, from Middle High German vlam(me) ‘flame’, for example a blacksmith. As a Jewish name, it is mainly artificial. Compare Flam .

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

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