Brief Life History of Robert James
When Robert James Hume Sr. was born on 24 December 1898, in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William James Hume, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth or Lizzie D. Hume, was 31. He had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Anna Elizabeth Stryker. He lived in Schuylkill Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900 and Coatesville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States for about 30 years. He died in 1957, in United States, at the age of 59.
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Sources (9)
- Robert J Hume in household of William J Hume, "United States Census, 1920"
- Robert James Hume, "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
- Robert J. Humes, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
Spouse and Children
1898–1957 Male
1906–2000 Female
Children (3)
1927– Female
1928–2018 Male
1930–1988 Male
Parents and Siblings
1864– Male
1867– Female
Siblings (2)
1898–1957 Male
1902– Male
World Events (8)
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 2
1905 · The Movie Theater
Age 7
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 18
Name Meaning
Scottish (Lowlands) and northern English: variant of Hulme , with loss of l before the bilabial consonant /m/, as in the vocabulary word calm. See Holm and Home .
Scottish: habitational name either from the barony of Home or from Hume (or Home) in Berwickshire, from which the barony took its name. The placename derives from Old English hōum, dative plural form of hōh ‘heel, spur of land’.
History: A family of this name (see 2 above) have held the Earldom of Home since 1605.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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