JOHN LEE FOX

Brief Life History of JOHN LEE

When JOHN LEE FOX was born on 21 March 1938, in Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States, his father, Charles Leo Fox, was 30 and his mother, Alpha Irene Deckard, was 23. He lived in National Township, San Diego, California, United States in 1940 and Broderick, West Sacramento, Yolo, California, United States in 1935. He died on 18 July 2002, in Rio Linda, Sacramento, California, United States, at the age of 64.

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Family Time Line

Charles Leo Fox
1907–1998
Alpha Irene Deckard
1914–1970
Barbara M Fox
1934–
JOHN LEE FOX
1938–2002

Sources (5)

  • John L Fox in household of Leo C Fox, "United States Census, 1940"
  • John Lee Fox, "California Birth Index, 1905-1995"
  • John L Fox, "California, Marriage Index, 1960-1985"

World Events (8)

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

1953 · Grizzly Bear Becomes State Animal

The California grizzly bear became designated as the state animal in 1953.

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from a word denoting the animal (Middle English, Old English fox), widely used to denote a sly or cunning individual. It was also used for someone with red hair. In England this surname absorbed some early examples of surnames derived from the ancient Germanic personal names mentioned at Faulks and Foulks .

Irish: part translation of Gaelic Mac an tSionnaigh ‘son of the fox’ (see Tinney ).

Irish: also adopted for Ó Catharnaigh, see Kearney .

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

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