Brief Life History of James Austin
When James Austin Barrett was born on 10 April 1910, in York, South Carolina, United States, his father, William Monroe Barrett, was 31 and his mother, Mary Martha Barber, was 30. He had at least 1 son with Pauline Edith Huffstickler. He died on 31 December 2001, in Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, United States.
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- James A Barrett, "United States Census, 1920"
- James A Barrett, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- James A Barrett in entry for Roger Wayne Barrett, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
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1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
1916 · Anthony Crawford Lynched
South Carolina native, father to 13 children, and a local farmer, Anthony Crawford, is lynched on October 21, 1916, in Abbeyville, South Carolina. The lynching is followed after Crawford has an arguement with a white storekeeper.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
English and Irish (of Norman origin): probably a nickname for a quarrelsome person, from Old French barat, Middle English bar(r)at, bar(r)et(te) ‘trouble, distress’, later ‘deception, fraud; contention, strife’. Through Norman settlement it also became common in Ireland, where it was Gaelicized as Baróid (Munster) and Baréid (Connacht).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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