Brief Life History of Earnest
When Earnest Booher was born in October 1890, in Mercer, Missouri, United States, his father, Adam Tennessee Booher, was 28 and his mother, Laura Jane Nigh, was 27. He lived in Washington Township, Mercer, Missouri, United States in 1910. He died on 14 November 1954, at the age of 64.
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Family Time Line
Adam Tennessee Booher
1861–1950
Laura Jane Nigh
1863–1960
Stella Maud Booher
1884–1978
Glenn Booher
1889–
Barbara Evelyn Booher
1886–1968
Bertha Gertrude Booher
1888–
Earnest Booher
1890–1954
Martha Frances Booher
1892–1981
Henry Ernest Booher
1892–1954
James Edward Booher
1895–1956
Freda Elmira Booher
1899–1985
Eldon Cole Booher
1902–1998
Winifred Ewing Booher
1904–1983
Margaret Booher
1907–2000
Kathleen Ardenia Booher
1908–1942
Sources (3)
- Earnest Booher in household of Adam Booher, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Earnest Booher - birth-name: Earnest Booker
- Earnest Booker in household of Adam Booker, "United States Census, 1910"
Parents and Siblings
1861–1950 Male
1863–1960 Female
Siblings (13)
1884–1978 Female
1886–1968 Female
1888– Female
1889– Male
1890–1954 Male
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 6
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 8
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.
1907 · Not for profit elections
Age 17
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
Probably an Americanized form of German Bucher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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