Howard Edward Vanhook

Brief Life History of Howard Edward

When Howard Edward Vanhook was born on 13 August 1931, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Lloyd Franklin Vanhook, was 27 and his mother, Maxie McCarty, was 24. He lived in Civil District 12, Davidson, Tennessee, United States in 1940. He died on 10 December 2008, in Mount Juliet, Wilson, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States.

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Howard Edward Vanhook
1931–2008
Helen Marie Robinson
1932–2014

Sources (3)

  • Howard E Van Hook in household of Lloyd F Van Hook, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Howard Edward Van Hook, "Find A Grave Index"
  • U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2017

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World Events (8)

1932

Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.

1942 · Atomic Energy Plant at Oak Ridge

The atomic energy plant that was built in Oak RIdge, Tennessee. The land was acquired secretly by the government in order to help with the Manhattan Project. The Uranium for the project was housed in the facility.

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

Americanized form of Dutch Van Hoek: habitational name for someone from any of various places in the Netherlands and Belgium called Hoek (see Hoek ).

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

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