Brief Life History of Sidney Lynch
When Sidney Lynch Harper was born about 1876, in Louisiana, United States, his father, Sidney Columbus Harper, was 31 and his mother, Melita Barber, was 30. He had at least 4 sons and 1 daughter with Donie Harper. He lived in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 1, Cass, Texas, United States in 1920. He died on 22 March 1950, in Linden, Cass, Texas, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Linden, Cass, Texas, United States.
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- Lynch Harper, "United States Census, 1930"
- S. L. Harper, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- Sidney Lynch Harper, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1876 · Segregation Laws Are Passed
A new state constitution was passed in 1876, announcing the segregation of schools.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
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.
Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire), Scottish, Irish (Antrim and Down), and Dutch: occupational name for a player on the harp, from Middle English harper(e) ‘harper’ (Old English hearpere) and Middle Dutch harper, herper. The harper was one of the most important figures of a medieval baronial hall, especially in Scotland and northern England, and the office of harper was sometimes hereditary. The Scottish surname is probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Chruiteir ‘son of the harper’ (from Gaelic cruit ‘harp’, ‘stringed instrument’). This surname has long been present in Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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