Robert Early Gunn

Brief Life History of Robert Early

When Robert Early Gunn was born on 26 April 1892, in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States, his father, Jones Gunn, was 25 and his mother, Eva Moore, was 24. He married Sarah Jane Walker on 15 April 1914, in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Wentworth Township, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States for about 50 years. He died on 11 May 1986, in Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Evergreen Memory Gardens, Reidsville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Robert Early Gunn
1892–1986
Sarah Jane Walker
1890–1976
Marriage: 15 April 1914
Bruce Elwood Gunn
1916–2001
Edna Earl Gunn
1920–2010
Bettie Jane Gunn
1930–2013

Sources (37)

  • Robert Earlie Gunn, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Robert Earlie Gunn - Published information: birth: 26 April 1892; Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
  • Early Gunn, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

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.

1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage

In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: from the Old Norse personal name Gunnr (based on a word meaning ‘battle’), or perhaps from Gunne, a pet form of the Old Norse female personal name Gunnhildr (see Gunnell ).

History: This is the name of a Scottish clan or family associated principally with Caithness and Sutherland. It claims descent from a certain Gunni or Guinn who lived in the 12th century.

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

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