Brief Life History of Henry Willard
When Henry Willard Folsom was born on 14 August 1917, in Marshall, Alabama, United States, his father, Auston Wallace Folsom, was 33 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth King, was 37. He lived in Red Hill, Marshall, Alabama, United States in 1920 and Warrenton, Marshall, Alabama, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1941. He died on 5 March 1988, in Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Grand View Memorial Park, Rock Hill, York, South Carolina, United States.
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- Henry W Folsom, "United States 1950 Census"
- Henry W Folsom, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
- Henry Willard Folsom, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
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 The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.
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 Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.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
English: variant of Foulsham, a habitational name from Foulsham in Norfolk, so named from the Old English personal name Fugol + hām ‘homestead’. This form of the surname is very rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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