Carlie Mae Burnett

Brief Life History of Carlie Mae

When Carlie Mae Burnett was born on 15 March 1895, in White Oak, Walker, Georgia, United States, her father, William Baxter Burnett, was 47 and her mother, Sara Virginia Liles, was 41. She married Oscar Flint Goggans Sr. on 25 March 1916, in Orange, Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Waverly, Camden, Georgia, United States in 1900 and Election Precinct 2 Mayo, Lafayette, Florida, United States in 1910.

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Family Time Line

Oscar Flint Goggans Sr.
1894–1972
Carlie Mae Burnett
1895–
Marriage: 25 March 1916
Oscar Flint Goggans Jr.
1918–2002
Mae Marie Goggans
1923–1981

Sources (13)

  • Carllie M Burnett in household of Sarah Burnett, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Carlie May Burnett, "Georgia Births and Christenings, 1754-1960"
  • Carlie Burnett, "Florida, County Marriages, 1830-1957"

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.

1898 · Florida Involvement in Spanish-American War

Florida played a critical role during the Spanish-American War. The port of Tampa saw the arrival of over 30,000 troops; this traffic resulted in the small town experiencing massive growth and becoming a city. Cuban-Americans across the state also helped with raising money and support for the war.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

Scottish and Irish (Tyrone and Antrim): descriptive nickname of Norman origin, from Old French burnete, a diminutive of brun ‘brown’ (see Brown ), or possibly in some instances a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of burnete, a high quality woolen cloth, originally dark brown in color.

Probably also an altered form of English Barnett .

In some cases also an altered form of French Burnet ; compare Burnette .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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