Howard John Bammer

Male4 January 1894–16 October 1944

Brief Life History of Howard John

When Howard John Bammer was born on 4 January 1894, in Pierson, Woodbury, Iowa, United States, his father, John Andrew Bammer, was 24 and his mother, Carrie Belle Speer, was 23. He married Pearl Elizabeth Mase on 4 January 1916, in Woodbury, Iowa, United States. He lived in Remsen, Plymouth, Iowa, United States in 1925 and Cherokee, Iowa, United States in 1935. He died on 16 October 1944, in Estherville, Emmet, Iowa, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Kingsley, Plymouth, Iowa, United States.

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Howard John Bammer
1894–1944
Pearl Elizabeth Mase
1893–1992
Marriage: 4 January 1916

Sources (14)

  • Howard Bammet, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
  • Howard J Bammer, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • John Howard Bammer, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

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  • Marriage
    4 January 1916Woodbury, Iowa, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

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    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 2

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 4

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

    Age 14

    Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Sievert, Harm. German Guenther.

    Dutch and North German: topographic name from dam ‘dike’ + the suffix -er, denoting an inhabitant.

    German: habitational name from a place so named in Silesia.

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

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