Vernon Burpee Little

Male14 November 1905–4 May 1985

Brief Life History of Vernon Burpee

When Vernon Burpee Little was born on 14 November 1905, in Alexander, North Carolina, United States, his father, Robert Daniel Little, was 26 and his mother, Myrtle Elizabeth Kerley, was 18. He lived in Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, United States in 1920 and Hiddenite, Alexander, North Carolina, United States in 1985. He died on 4 May 1985, in Alexander, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in White Plains Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, United States.

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Vernon Burpee Little
1905–1985
Ella Mae Adams
1912–1993

Sources (7)

  • Berpee Little in household of Robert D Little, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Vermon Burpee Little, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000"
  • Vernon Burpee, Sr. Little, "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994"

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World Events (8)

1906 · Saving Food Labels

Age 1

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.

1918 · Fort Bragg Established

Age 13

Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina was established on September 4, 1918. It was used as one of three training camps used during WWI.

1927

Age 22

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a small man (if not ironic), or distinguishing epithet for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, from Middle English littel, Old English lȳtel (see Light 3).

Irish: translation into English of Gaelic Ó Beagáin ‘descendant of Beagán’ (see Began ).

Americanized form (translation into English) of any of various European surnames meaning ‘little’, e.g. French Petit , Polish Mały (see Maly 1).

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

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