Brief Life History of Henry Bivins
When Henry Bivins Earthman Sr was born on 11 December 1888, in Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee, United States, his father, Ira Overton Earthman, was 36 and his mother, Anna Bivens, was 17. He married Eliza Murphy Candler Earthman on 18 June 1912, in Decatur, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 28 February 1919, in DeKalb, Georgia, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in Decatur, DeKalb, Georgia, United States.
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- Henry Bivins Earthman, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Henry Bivins Earthman, "Georgia, Deaths, 1914-1927"
- Henry Bivins Earthmon in entry for Milton Candler Earthmon, "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1940"
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia
The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.
1898 · War with the Spanish
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.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Erdmann , or the Dutch cognates Eertman, Eerdman and Artman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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