Jonquil Ellen Stephens

Brief Life History of Jonquil Ellen

Jonquil Ellen Stephens was born on 1 July 1907, in England, United Kingdom. She married Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. on 16 January 1936, in Illinois, United States. She lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. She died on 2 September 1969, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr.
1910–1992
Jonquil Ellen Stephens
1907–1969
Marriage: 16 January 1936

Sources (10)

  • Jonquil S Leiber, "United States, Census, 1950"
  • Jonquil S Leiber, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Jonquil Stephens, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1969"

World Events (8)

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

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.

1914 · Britain Enters the Great War

After Germany declared war Russia, Britain entered The Great War and declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914. The war ended on November 11, 1918, as Germany signed an armistice that brought fighting to a halt.

1925 · The Goodman Theatre

The Goodman Theatre was founded as a tribute to the Chicago playwright Kenneth Sawyer Goodman, who died in the Great Influenza Pandemic in 1918. The theater was funded by his parents, who donated $250,000 to the Art Institute of Chicago. The first theater was designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw and its opening ceremony was performed on October 20. 

Name Meaning

English: variant of Stevens .

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

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