Brief Life History of George William
When George William Brandkamp Jr was born on 26 August 1950, in Lampasas, Texas, United States, his father, George William Brandkamp Sr, was 23 and his mother, Pearlie Mae "Sunny" Crabb Brandkamp, was 29. He died in March 1977, in Bell, Texas, United States, at the age of 26, and was buried in Copperas Cove, Coryell, Texas, United States.
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Sources (10)
- George William Jr. Brandkamp, "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997"
- George W Brandkamp, Jr, "Texas Marriages, 1966-2010"
- George Brandkemp, "United States Social Security Death Index"
Parents and Siblings
1926–2010 Male
1921–2000 Female
Siblings (2)
1950–1977 Male
1956– Female
World Events (8)
1951 · The Twenty-Second Amendment
Age 1
1954 · Right to Serve on Juries
Age 4
1958 · The First U.S. Satellite in Space
Age 8
Name Meaning
Via Old French and Latin, from Greek Georgios (a derivative of geōrgos ‘farmer’, from gē ‘earth’ + ergein ‘to work’). This was the name of several early saints, including the shadowy figure who is now the patron of England (as well as of Germany and Portugal). If the saint existed at all, he was perhaps martyred in Palestine in the persecutions of Christians instigated by the Emperor Diocletian at the beginning of the 4th century. The popular legend in which the hero slays a dragon is a medieval Italian invention. He was for a long time a more important saint in the Orthodox Church than in the West, and the name was not much used in England during the Middle Ages, even after St George came to be regarded as the patron of England in the 14th century. Its use increased from the 1400s, and by 1500 it was regularly among the most popular male names. This popularity was reinforced when George I came to the throne in 1714 , bringing this name with him from Germany. It has been one of the most popular English boys' names ever since.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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