Herbyn D Maynard

Brief Life History of Herbyn D

When Herbyn D Maynard was born on 20 March 1896, in Litchfield, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States, his father, Robert Manley Maynard, was 35 and his mother, Mary Etta Coolidge, was 34. He married Ebba Hildegard Bjurström on 10 April 1920, in Sun Prairie, Dane, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 20 April 1979, in Culver, Union Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Burr Oak Cemetery, Culver, Union Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Herbyn D Maynard
1896–1979
Ebba Hildegard Bjurström
1893–1981
Marriage: 10 April 1920
Helen Louise Maynard
1927–1991
Richard Herbyn Maynard
1935–1972

Sources (11)

  • Herbin Maynard, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Legacy NFS Source: herbyn Maynard - Government record: birth-name: herbyn Maynard
  • Herbyn D Maynard, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1897 · The Union Loop Elevated

The Loop was born in political scandal that combined the three elevated railways around Chicago and combined them into one. The scandal was to raise the fares for commuters so state legislators could receive more money while in office. 

1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.

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.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin) and French: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Mainard (from ancient Germanic Maganhard, Meginard, from magin- ‘power, might’ + hard- ‘brave, hardy’). Compare Mainard .

Altered form of French Ménard (see Menard ), a cognate of 1 above.

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

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