Brief Life History of Leona Mable
When Leona Mable Paynter was born on 19 February 1918, in West Virginia, United States, her father, Ellery Paynter, was 27 and her mother, Gracie Maud Cook, was 21. She married Floyd Kelly Johnson on 6 December 1934, in Logan, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She died on 15 June 1977, in Norfolk, Norfolk County, Virginia, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States.
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- Leona Paynter in household of Elery Paynter, "United States Census, 1930"
- Leona Paynter, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Leona Paynter Johnson, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
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1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment
The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
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
English: variant of Painter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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