Jalone Darcy Gunn Sr

Brief Life History of Jalone Darcy

When Jalone Darcy Gunn Sr was born on 1 March 1874, in Bienville, Bienville, Louisiana, United States, his father, William H Gunn, was 25 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Westberry, was 21. He married Hester Ann Lewis on 15 April 1898, in Rapides, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1930 and Supervisorial District 2, Maricopa, Arizona, United States in 1935. He died on 29 June 1946, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jalone Darcy Gunn Sr
1874–1946
Hester Ann Lewis
1881–1973
Marriage: 15 April 1898
Willa Mae Gunn
1899–1985
Jalone Darcy Gunn Jr
1901–1945
Mattie Iola Gunn
1903–1999
Ollie Joe Gunn
1907–
Alfred Lewis Gunn
1908–1972
Eunice Marguerite Gunn
1910–1993
Sarah Elizabeth Gunn
1911–1990
Sybil Ferrand Gunn
1913–1995
Cecile Venonia Gunn
1915–1967

Sources (19)

  • Jolius Gunn in household of W H Gunn, "United States Census, 1880"
  • J D Gunn, "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • Jalone Darcy Gunn, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1875 · A New Civil Rights Act

During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: from the Old Norse personal name Gunnr (based on a word meaning ‘battle’), or perhaps from Gunne, a pet form of the Old Norse female personal name Gunnhildr (see Gunnell ).

History: This is the name of a Scottish clan or family associated principally with Caithness and Sutherland. It claims descent from a certain Gunni or Guinn who lived in the 12th century.

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

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