George Henry Temple

1916–1977 (Age 61)
North Carolina, United States

The Life of George Henry

When George Henry Temple was born on 7 March 1916, in North Carolina, United States, his father, Lorenzo Russell Temple, was 29 and his mother, Mary Lonie Hoyle, was 23. He lived in Little River District, Wake, North Carolina, United States in 1920. He died on 9 May 1977, in Zebulon, Wake, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Zebulon, Wake, North Carolina, United States.

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George Henry Temple
1916–1977
Mary Wallace
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World Events (8)

1917

Age 1

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1918 · Fort Bragg Established

Age 2

Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina was established on September 4, 1918. It was used as one of three training camps used during WWI.
1935 · The FBI is Established

Age 19

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

1 English and French: occupational name or habitational name for someone who was employed at or lived near one of the houses (‘temples’) maintained by the Knights Templar, a crusading order so named because they claimed to occupy in Jerusalem the site of the old temple (Middle English, Old French temple, Latin templum). The order was founded in 1118 and flourished for 200 years, but was suppressed as heretical in 1312 .2 English: name given to foundlings baptized at the Temple Church, London, so called because it was originally built on land belonging to the Templars.3 Scottish: habitational name from the parish of Temple in Edinburgh, likewise named because it was the site of the local headquarters of the Knights Templar.

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (2)

  • George Templer in household of Lorenzo Templer, "United States Census, 1920"
  • George Henry Temple, "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994"

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