Ms Irma Blanks-Davis

Female10 November 1923–13 May 2019

Brief Life History of Irma

When Ms Irma Blanks-Davis was born on 10 November 1923, in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States, her father, John Blanks, was 22 and her mother, Ollie May Blanks, was 20. She died on 13 May 2019, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 95.

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Family Time Line

John Blanks
1901–
Ollie May Blanks
1903–
John Blanks
1923–
Ms Irma Blanks-Davis
1923–2019
Mary Blanks
1925–

Sources (2)

  • Erma Blanks in household of John Banks, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Irma Blanks in household of John Blanks, "United States Census, 1940"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (3)

World Events (3)

1925 · The First Municipally Owned Airport in the Country.

Age 2

The Cleveland Hopkins Airport was named after its founder, William R. Hopkins, and it was the first municipality-owned airport in the United States. It also is the home of the first air traffic control tower, the first ground-to-air radio control system, the first airfield lighting system, and the first U.S. airport to be directly connected to a local rail transit system. It is still in operation today and is the 43rd busiest airport in the United States.

1927

Age 4

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

1929

Age 6

13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.

Name Meaning

Pet form of various girls' names of Germanic origin beginning with the element irm(en), erm(en) ‘whole, entire’, for example Irmgard and Irmtraud. It was introduced to the English-speaking world at the end of the 19th century and gained some currency following the release of the film Irma la Douce ( 1963 ), in which Shirley MacLaine plays the title role.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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