Brief Life History of James Leonard
When James Leonard Tarrant was born on 14 October 1915, in Shumway, Effingham, Illinois, United States, his father, Allen Francis Tarrant, was 36 and his mother, Martha Lucinda Davis, was 31. He married Marjorie May Gillespey on 11 May 1941, in Shumway, Effingham, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Banner Township, Effingham, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. He died on 9 July 1973, in Effingham, Effingham, Illinois, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Shumway, Effingham, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Len Tarrant in household of Allen Tarrant, "United States Census, 1940"
- Leonard Tarrant in household of Allen Tarrant, "United States Census, 1930"
- Leonard J Tarrant, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Spouse and Children
1915–1973 Male
1923–1967 Female
Children (2)
1947–2013 Female
1949–2015 Male
Parents and Siblings
1879–1954 Male
1884–1974 Female
Siblings (8)
1907–1980 Male
1911–1987 Female
1913–2000 Female
1915–1973 Male
1918–1977 Female
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World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 1
1925 · Woman's World's Fair
Age 10
1931
Age 16
Name Meaning
English (mainly Hampshire and Wiltshire): habitational name from any of the eight places in Dorset named from the River Tarrant. The river name is of British origin and probably means ‘the trespasser, the river liable to floods’; see Trent .
Irish (Cork): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Toráin ‘descendant of Torán’, a personal name based on a diminutive of tor ‘lord, hero, or champion’. See Torrens .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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