Brief Life History of Lee H
When Lee H Bottom was born on 7 April 1897, in Perryville, Boyle, Kentucky, United States, his father, Luther Richard Bottom, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Moore, was 28. He married Leona Collins on 4 January 1931, in Jeffersonville, Jeffersonville Township, Clark, Indiana, United States. He lived in Washington, Kentucky, United States in 1910 and Mackville, Washington, Kentucky, United States in 1920. He registered for military service in 1919. He died in 1985, in Harrodstown, Kentucky, Virginia, United States, at the age of 88.
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- Leo Bottom in household of Luther R Bottom, "United States Census, 1920"
- Leo H Bottom, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Leo Hardesty Bottom, "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1899 · USS Shubrick is Launched
On March 11, 1899 the USS Shubrick was laid, on October 31, 1899 it was launched. The ship was named after William Branford Shubrick. It was sponsored by Miss Caroline Shubrick and commissioned in 1901 with Lt Allen M Cook in command.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
English (northern): topographic name for someone who lived in a dell, hollow, or valley floor, from Middle English bot(h)me, Old English botm ‘valley bottom’. Compare Botham .
Americanized form (mistranslation into English) of French Lafond , in which Old French la fond ‘the fountain’ is confused with modern French le fond ‘the bottom’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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