Brief Life History of Jesse Winston
When Jesse Winston Hemby was born on 20 February 1919, in Henderson, Tennessee, United States, his father, Shade Winston Hemby, was 32 and his mother, Lula Elizabeth Sipes, was 29. He lived in Civil District 1, Henderson, Tennessee, United States in 1920 and Civil District 5, Henderson, Tennessee, United States in 1940. He died on 29 January 1985, in Adair, Madison, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 65.
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Sources (7)
- Winston Homby, "United States Census, 1930"
- Winston Hemby, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
- Winston Hemby, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
1931 · The Parthenon is Built
In 1931, a full scale replica of the Parthenon in Greece was erected in Nashville, Tennessee. The Parthenon was meant to be temporary, but became a permanent part of Tennessee culture. It also has a replica of the statue of Athena the Goddess of War.At the same time a city over Memphis built giant pyramid replica to remind everyone what the city was named for.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
English: most probably a habitational name from a lost orunidentified place, presumably named with Old Norse býr‘farmstead’ and an unexplained first element.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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