Aubrey Andrew Herrington

Brief Life History of Aubrey Andrew

When Aubrey Andrew Herrington was born on 19 October 1891, in Texas, United States, his father, Andrew Joseph Herrington, was 23 and his mother, Nicie Minerva Clark, was 25. He married Rosa Lee West on 4 April 1915, in Cisco, Eastland, Texas, United States. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Hamilton, Texas, United States in 1900 and Justice Precinct 1, Mitchell, Texas, United States in 1910. He died on 8 August 1969, in Colorado, Texas, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Colorado City Cemetery, Colorado City, Mitchell, Texas, United States.

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Aubrey Andrew Herrington
1891–1969
Rosa Lee West
1894–1984
Marriage: 4 April 1915

Sources (3)

  • Aubrey Herrington in household of A J Herrington, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Aubrey Andrew Herrington, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
  • Aubry A Herrington in household of Joseph A Herrington, "United States Census, 1910"

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World Events (8)

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

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.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

Name Meaning

English:

habitational name from Heronden in Tenterden (Kent) or Herrington in Houghton (Durham). The Kent placename may derive from an Old English personal name Hȳra + Old English connective -ing- + denn ‘pasture’, while the Durham placename may come from Old English hæring ‘rocky place’ (from hær ‘rock, heap of stones’ + the placename forming suffix -ing) or hæren ‘rocky’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.

variant of Harrington .

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

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