Brief Life History of Shadrack
When Shadrack Napier was born on 1 May 1874, in Perry, Kentucky, United States, his father, Micajah Cager Napier, was 30 and his mother, Armina Davidson, was 31. He married Margaret Adelia Hurt in 1894. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Magisterial District 5 Masons Creek, Perry, Kentucky, United States in 1900. He died on 23 June 1919, at the age of 45, and was buried in Combs, Perry, Kentucky, United States.
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- Shadric Nafier, "United States Census, 1900"
- Shade Napier, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Shade Napier, "Find A Grave Index"
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1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name from Old French napier, nappier, nap(p)er(er) ‘one who looks after the napery or table-linen’, a derivative of Old French nappe ‘table-cloth, napkin’. In Middle English, Napier and Nap(p)er might also have denoted a maker of table cloths, though this sense has not been recorded.
English: alternatively an occupational name from Nap(p)er from an unrecorded Middle English word for one who makes naps, i.e. drinking cups or chalices (Middle English nap, Old English hnæp). Napper could also be a nickname from Middle English nappere ‘one who sleeps or naps’, though this is the least likely of the alternatives.
American shortened form of Polish Napierala or a similar name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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