When Garret Geoffrey Parr was born on 17 October 1890, in Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States, his father, William Berryman Turner Parr, was 30 and his mother, Frances Virginia Roberts, was 21. He married Velma Elizabeth Chaney on 6 December 1932, in Clovis, Curry, New Mexico, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Erath, Texas, United States for about 50 years. He registered for military service in 1917. He died on 11 October 1964, in Erath, Texas, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Erath, Texas, United States.
Do you know Garret Geoffrey? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
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.
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
English: habitational name from Parr in Lancashire, or from residence at an enclosure (Middle English parr, Old English pearr).
German: from Middle Low German parre ‘parish, district, minister's house’; a metonymic occupational name for a parson or for someone who worked in a parsonage or manse. Compare Pfarr .
English: variant of Pear with the common late Middle English and early modern English change of -er- to -ar-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.