Brief Life History of John Bradfield
When John Bradfield Hunter was born on 28 November 1875, in Table Grove, Fulton, Illinois, United States, his father, John Hiram Hunter, was 42 and his mother, Esmeralda Bradfield, was 21. He had at least 1 daughter with Harriett H. Mnu. He lived in Fairview, Fulton, Illinois, United States in 1930 and East Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States in 1930. He died on 5 February 1943, in Table Grove, Fulton, Illinois, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Table Grove Cemetery, Table Grove, Fulton, Illinois, United States.
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- John Hunter, "United States Census, 1930"
- John Hunter, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- John Bradfield Hunter, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1877 · The First Workers Strike
The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.
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
Scottish and northern English: occupational name from Middle English hunter(e) ‘huntsman’ (see Hunt ).
Irish (Antrim and Derry): adopted for Gaelic Ó Fiaich (see Fee ) due to confusion with the word fiadhach ‘hunt’.
History: A Scottish family of this name (see 1 above) has been established at Hunterston (Ayrshire) since the 13th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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