Brief Life History of Arthur John
When Arthur John Gear Sr was born on 4 July 1895, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States, his father, William H Gear Sr, was 30 and his mother, Mary A Lupold, was 25. He had at least 1 son with Helen Gertrude Bross. He died on 23 September 1976, in Hollywood, Broward, Florida, United States, at the age of 81.
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- Arthur John Gear, "United States Census, 1900"
- Arthur Gear, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Arthur John Gear, "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998"
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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.
1915
Historical Boundaries: 1915: Broward, Florida, United States
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English gere ‘fit of passion’ (see Geary 4).
Possibly an altered form of German Gier .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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