Otis H. Humphrey

Male1918–1999

Brief Life History of Otis H.

Otis H. Humphrey was born in 1918, in Little River, Horry, South Carolina, United States as the son of John William Humphrey and Mary S Gore. He married Nell Marie Kuncius on 25 July 1939, in New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. He registered for military service in 1944. He died in 1999, at the age of 81.

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Otis H. Humphrey
1918–1999
Nell Marie Kuncius
1917–1971
Marriage: 25 July 1939

Sources (4)

  • Olis H Humphrey in household of John Humphrey, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Otis Humphrey in entry for Mr John William Humphrey, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
  • Otis H Humphrey in household of John W Humphrey, "United States Census, 1920"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    25 July 1939New Britain, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

    Age 0

    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

    Age 1

    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 The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

    1941

    Age 23

    Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English and Norman French personal name Humfrey, from ancient Germanic Hunfrid, Humfrid, composed of the elements hūn- ‘bear cub’ + frithu ‘peace’. The name was borne by a 9th-century Christian saint, bishop of Therouanne, who had a certain following in England among Norman settlers.

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

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