Herman Burt

Brief Life History of Herman

When Herman Burt was born on 18 September 1890, in Greenville, Butler, Alabama, United States, his father, Henry Washington Burt, was 28 and his mother, Leona Anna V Franklin, was 22. He lived in Election Precinct 12 Greenville, Butler, Alabama, United States in 1900. He died on 9 January 1917, in Butler, Alabama, United States, at the age of 26, and was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Butler, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Washington Burt
1862–1929
Leona Anna V Franklin
1867–1951
Oscar Lee Burt
1887–1971
Henry Oliver Burt
1889–1963
Herman Burt
1890–1917
Herbert Burt
1890–1960
Sallie Mae Burt
1893–1961
Sweete Salome Burt
1896–1972
Salamere Burt
1896–
John Burt
1898–1967
Burt
1898–
George Lee Burt
1900–1981
Luther Hershel Burt Sr
1902–1970
Maudie Ruth Burt
1904–1976
Hardy H Burt
1906–1976
Woodrow Wilson Burt
1914–1997

Sources (2)

  • Herman Bert in household of Henry W Bert, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Herman Burt in household of Henry W Burt, "United States Census, 1910"

World Events (7)

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.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

English (southern): variant of Bird , Bright , or Burd .

German: Middle High German burt ‘that which is due or proper’, therefore a nickname for someone who has fulfilled his obligations properly.

Jewish (from Poland and Ukraine): variant of Burd .

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

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