Brief Life History of Herschel Raymond
When Herschel Raymond Oliver was born on 13 September 1889, in York Township, Darke, Ohio, United States, his father, Henry Newton Oliver, was 27 and his mother, Jemima Elzora York, was 20. He married Eliza May Martin on 25 December 1911, in Darke, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Brown Township, Darke, Ohio, United States in 1920. He died on 17 April 1960, in Piqua, Miami, Ohio, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Piqua, Miami, Ohio, United States.
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- Hershcel R Oliver in household of Newton J Oliver, "United States Census, 1910"
- Herschel Raymond Oliver, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Herschel Raymond Oliver, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
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1890 · Woman's Suffrage
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1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
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Name Meaning
English (northern), southern Scottish, southern French, and German: from the Old French personal name Oliver (modern French Olivier). This became common largely through the influence of the immensely popular narrative poem Chanson de Roland, in which the warrior Oliver is the wise best friend of the doomed hero Roland. The two men were peers at the court of Charlemagne, and the name is probably of ancient Germanic origin. The name ostensibly means ‘olive tree’ (see Oliveira ), but this is almost certainly the result of folk etymology working on an unidentified ancient Germanic personal name, perhaps a cognate of Alvaro . Old Norse Óláf (see Olliff ) and ancient Germanic Alfhari (composed of the elements alf ‘elf’ and hari ‘army’) have also been suggested as sources, but both personal names are difficult to explain phonetically, especially the latter. The Anglo-Norman name has been established in Ireland (Louth) since at least the 14th century, and was reinforced in Ulster and Limerick by migrants from England in the 17th century. The surname is also borne by Jews, apparently as an adoption of the non-Jewish surname.
Catalan: generally a topographic name from oliver ‘olive tree’, but in some instances possibly related to a homonymous personal name (see 1 above).
History: The surname Oliver of French origin (see 1 above) is listed in the register of Huguenot ancestors recognized by the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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