Brief Life History of James Arthur
When James Arthur Guy Sr. was born on 15 November 1919, in Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, his father, Sam Guy, was 25 and his mother, Sarah Ann Gray, was 22. He had at least 1 son with Katherine Victoria Barker. He lived in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States in 1930. He died on 28 December 2005, in Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Graceland East Memorial Park And Mausoleum, Simpsonville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States.
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- James A Guy, "United States 1950 Census"
- James Arthur Guy Sr, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014"
- James Arthur Guy, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
1920
Women are given the right to vote under the Nineteenth Amendment.
1942 · The Japanese American internment
Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin) and French: from a common Old French personal name Guy, from ancient Germanic Wido, a short form of compound names based on the element wid(u) ‘wood, forest’, Latinized as Guido .
English (of Norman origin): alternatively, an occupational name for a guide, Old French gui (a derivative of gui(d)er ‘to guide’, of ancient Germanic origin).
Altered form of French Guay .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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