Brief Life History of Harland Bascum
When Harland Bascum Little was born on 2 October 1901, in Catawba, North Carolina, United States, his father, Arthur Prather Little, was 28 and his mother, Margaret Jane McCall, was 23. He married Ila Mahala Coulter on 17 August 1922, in Newton, Catawba, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Bassett, Henry, Virginia, United States in 1935 and South River District, Augusta, Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 17 December 1956, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Denver, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States.
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Sources (22)
- Harland B Little, "United States Census, 1940"
- Harland B Little, "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000"
- Harland B Little, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
Spouse and Children
1901–1956 Male
1903–1977 Female
Children (3)
1923–2015 Male
1925–1997 Male
1931–2004 Female
Parents and Siblings
1872–1948 Male
1877–1951 Female
Siblings (9)
1896–1947 Female
1899–1947 Female
1901–1956 Male
1903–1970 Male
1905–1958 Male
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World Events (8)
1902 · So Much Farm Land
Age 1
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
Age 2
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 15
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a small man (if not ironic), or distinguishing epithet for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, from Middle English littel, Old English lȳtel (see Light 3).
Irish: translation into English of Gaelic Ó Beagáin ‘descendant of Beagán’ (see Began ).
Americanized form (translation into English) of any of various European surnames meaning ‘little’, e.g. French Petit , Polish Mały (see Maly 1).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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