James Martin O'Rear

Brief Life History of James Martin

When James Martin O'Rear was born on 30 August 1887, in Alabama, United States, his father, John H O'Rear, was 41 and his mother, Merina Lucretia E. Gann, was 38. He married Bertha Lawson on 13 September 1908, in Walker, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and Election Precinct 1 Jasper, Walker, Alabama, United States in 1950. He died on 8 August 1956, in Jasper, Walker, Alabama, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Jasper, Walker, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Martin O'Rear
1887–1956
Bertha Lawson
1891–1953
Marriage: 13 September 1908
Martin O'Rear
1874–1956
Norma Ruth O'Rear
1910–1957
Lola Mae O'Rear
1918–2005

Sources (10)

  • James M O'Rear, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: James Martin O'Rear - Published information: Cemetery record or headstone: birth: 30 August 1887; Alabama, United States
  • James Martin O'Rear, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"

World Events (8)

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.

1890 · Woman's Suffrage

An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

Apparently of Irish origin, but unexplained.

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

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