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