Brief Life History of Marquess Orval
When Marquess Orval Guerrant was born on 26 June 1909, in Arvonia, Buckingham, Virginia, United States, his father, John Wesley Guerrant, was 56 and his mother, Osee Celestial Craighead, was 36. He lived in District 6 Slate River, Buckingham, Virginia, United States in 1910 and West Fulton Township, Callaway, Missouri, United States in 1950. He died on 30 April 1995, in Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Callaway Memorial Gardens, West Fulton Township, Callaway, Missouri, United States.
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- Marguess O Guerrant, "United States Census, 1940"
- Marquess Orval Guerrant, "Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913"
- Marquess Orval Guerrant, "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
1917 · Camp Lee Training Facility
Camp Lee was the sight of where Europeans first came face to face with the Powhatan Confederation. Than during the Civil War the Union forces used it as a surprise attack and blocked Lee’s army from the supply base. When World War II started Fort Lee became Camp Lee and was used as a training facility.
1932
Amelia Earhart completes first solo nonstop transatlantic flight by a woman.
Name Meaning
Altered form of French Guérin (see Guerin ).
In some cases possibly also French (Seine-Maritime): variant of Guerrand, a nickname for a belligerent person or alternatively for a valiant soldier, derived from guerrer ‘to fight’. The surname Guerrant is very rare in France.
History: Daniel Guérin/Guerrant from Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente in Charente-Maritime, France, married Marie L'Orange in Saint-Nazaire in 1697, died in Goochland, VA, in 1721. His name is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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