Brief Life History of Kenneth
When Kenneth Merriman was born about 1930, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, his father, Herman William Meriman, was 37 and his mother, Stella Rose Offenberg, was 31. He lived in Geneva, Geneva Township, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States for about 5 years. He died on 23 April 1988, in Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States, at the age of 59.
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Sources (2)
- Kenneth Merriman in household of Herman Merriman, "United States Census, 1940"
- Kenneth Merriman in household of Herman Merriman, "United States Census, 1930"
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World Events (8)
1930 · The Tower City Center
Originally known as the Cleveland Union Terminal, the Tower City Center was originally commissioned by the Van Sweringen brothers. At the time, it was the second-largest excavation project in the world after the Panama Canal. From 1930 until 1964, the 52-story Terminal Tower was the tallest building in North America outside of New York City.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
Name Meaning
English:
nickname from Middle English mirie, merie, murie ‘merry, pleasant’ + man ‘man’. Compare Merry 1. This surname is established in Ireland (perhaps as an Anglicized form of an unidentified Gaelic name; compare Marmion ) as well as England.
there has probably been some confusion with Marriman, probably an occupational name meaning ‘servant of Mary’, from the female personal name Mary (see Marie ) + Middle English man in the sense ‘servant’, or perhaps a pet form of Mary using the hypocoristic suffix -man. The surname Marriman is now vanishingly rare in Britain and Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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