Brief Life History of Benjamin Larand
When Benjamin Larand Watford Jr was born on 2 September 1932, his father, Benjamin Larand Watford, was 25 and his mother, Rhoda Mae Hancock, was 21. He lived in Charleston, South Carolina, United States in 2007 and La Mar, Ayacucho, Peru in 2007. He died on 30 April 2007, in South Carolina, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Lamar, Darlington, South Carolina, United States.
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- Ben Watford, "United States Census, 1940"
- Benjamin Larand Watford Jr, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- Benjamin Larand Watford, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1949 · Briggs vs. Elliot
Briggs v Elliot is filed with the federal court in South Carolina. The idea is that parents of African American students want bus transportation for their students. This request is later combined with Brown v the Board of Education case.
1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins
The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Watford in Hertfordshire or from the much smaller place so called in Northamptonshire. Both placenames may derive from Old English wāth ‘hunting’ or (ge)wæd ‘place for wading’ + ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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