Brief Life History of Harry Grant
When Harry Grant Neff was born on 9 March 1861, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, George W Neff, was 49 and his mother, Mary Ann Rhoades, was 40. He married Laura Bell Dearth on 20 August 1885, in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Masontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States for about 30 years. He died on 25 October 1918, at the age of 57, and was buried in Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Harry G Neff, "United States Census, 1910"
- Harry Grant Neff, "Find A Grave Index"
- Harry G Neff in entry for George Alfred Neff, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000"
Spouse and Children
1861–1918 Male
1867–1931 Female
Children (3)
1886–1968 Male
1889–1925 Female
1891–1971 Female
Parents and Siblings
1811–1874 Male
1820–1889 Female
Siblings (7)
1843–1911 Female
1845–1930 Male
1848–1897 Male
1851–1909 Female
1854–1922 Male
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 2
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 2
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Age 16
Name Meaning
German and Swiss German: relationship name from Middle High German neve ‘nephew’ (later rather broader in application, like cousin in English), hence probably a distinguishing name for a close relation or familiar of a prominent personage. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Naff .
Dutch: variant of Neve , cognate with 1 above.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Neffe ‘nephew’, cognate with 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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