Freddie Dwain Grant

Male21 November 1946–5 August 2006

Brief Life History of Freddie Dwain

When Freddie Dwain Grant was born on 21 November 1946, in Leesville, Vernon, Louisiana, United States, his father, Fred Mecom Grant, was 22 and his mother, Laverne Mae Cooley, was 18. He died on 5 August 2006, in Boyce, Rapides, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Silver Creek Cemetery, Leesville, Vernon, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Fred Mecom Grant
1923–1989
Laverne Mae Cooley
1928–1998
Freddie Dwain Grant
1946–2006
Frank Douglas Grant
1958–1960

Sources (2)

  • Freddie D Grant, "United States Social Security Death Index"
  • Freddie Dwain Grant, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1947 · The Presidential Succession Act

Age 1

The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.

1947 · The CIA is Established

Age 1

The Central Intelligence Agency was created because the U.S. government had need for a group to help detect and subdue any potential threats to the nation.

1962 · The Cuban Missile Crisis

Age 16

The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union because of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba. This confrontation was the closest that the Cold War became a nuclear war.

Name Meaning

Irish, English, and especially Scottish (of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French graund, graunt ‘tall, large’ (Old French grand, grant, from Latin grandis), given either to a person of remarkable size, or else in a relative way to distinguish two bearers of the same personal name, often representatives of different generations within the same family.

English: from the rare Middle English (and Old English) personal name Grante or Grente.

Irish: in Ireland this is usually the Norman Scottish name (see 1 above), but it was also adopted for Irish Mag Raighne, see Graney .

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

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