Leon Anthony Boevingloh

Brief Life History of Leon Anthony

When Leon Anthony Boevingloh was born on 13 June 1916, in Germantown, Clinton, Illinois, United States, his father, Martin Henry Boevingloh, was 37 and his mother, Caroline Mary Schurmann, was 35. He died on 15 January 1996, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 79.

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Family Time Line

Leon Anthony Boevingloh
1916–1996
Lillian Louise Meinking
1925–1998

Sources (5)

  • Leon Boevingloh, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Leon A Boevingloh, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Leon A Boevingloh, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

World Events (8)

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

1925 · Woman's World's Fair

The first Woman's World's Fair was held in Chicago in 1925. The idea of the completely women-run fair was to display the progress of ideas, work, and products of twentieth-century women

1937 · The Neutrality Act

The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Derivative of Leo , from the oblique case. This form is common as a Jewish name, but recently has also acquired wider currency. The lion is an important symbol among Jews because of Jacob's dying pronouncement that ‘Judah is a lion's whelp’ (Genesis 49:9).

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

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