Brief Life History of Rance Ervin
When Rance Ervin Brooks was born on 15 February 1889, in Lake Butler, Bradford, Florida, United States, his father, William Ervin Brooks, was 35 and his mother, Celia or Cecelia Nettles, was 28. He married Minnie Lee Bieling on 9 August 1905. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Providence, Bradford, Florida, United States for about 10 years. He died in March 1923, in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States, at the age of 34.
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- Rans E Brooks, "United States Census, 1910"
- R. E. Brooks, "Florida Marriages, 1837-1974"
- Rance Erving Brooks, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
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.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
English: usually a variant of Brook , with excrescent -s. The optional addition of -s, with no grammatical function, is usually post-medieval, but some examples of the same person's name occurring with and without -(e)s have been noted as early as the 14th century in South Lancashire. The -es in such cases probably has neither a plural nor a genitival function, and the name means ‘dweller at the brook’, not ‘dweller at the brooks’. A plural sense cannot be ruled out elsewhere, but a non-grammatical -(e)s must also be considered a strong possibility.
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.
Americanized form of German Brucks .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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