Brief Life History of Marvin Rowland
When Marvin Rowland Barber was born on 17 September 1891, in Geneseo, Geneseo, Livingston, New York, United States, his father, Charles Edward Barber, was 44 and his mother, Frances Clark, was 40. He married Caroline Effie Holt on 24 September 1912, in Rochester, Monroe, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Groveland, Livingston, New York, United States in 1900.
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- Marvin R Barber in household of Charles E Barber, "United States Census, 1900"
- Marvin Roland Barber, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
- Marvin Rowland Barber, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
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.
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a barber, from Middle English barb(o)ur ‘barber’ (Anglo-Norman French barber, Old French barbier, from Late Latin barbarius, a derivative of barba ‘beard’). In the Middle Ages barbers not only cut hair and shaved beards, but also practised surgery and pulled teeth.
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from German Barbier ‘barber’ (compare 1 above).
Catalan: occupational name for a barber, barber (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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