Brief Life History of Plummer Oakland
When Plummer Oakland Jarrett was born on 14 June 1894, in Brunswick, Virginia, United States, his father, Asberry Jarrett, was 41 and his mother, Hannah White, was 36. He had at least 3 sons and 6 daughters with Dolly Ann Harris. He lived in Sleepy Hole District, Nansemond, Virginia, United States in 1940 and Capron, Southampton, Virginia, United States in 1950. He died on 1 March 1976, in Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States, at the age of 81.
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- Plumer Jarrett, "United States Census, 1950"
- Plummer Jarratt, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
- Plummer Jarratt, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
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1899 · USS Shubrick is Launched
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1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
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Name Meaning
English (Kent): variant of Garrett .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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