Brief Life History of John T
When John T Moreland was born on 4 April 1891, in Cleburne, Arkansas, United States, his father, John Marion Moreland, was 42 and his mother, Narcissa Jane Bentley Moreland, was 36. He married Maude A or E "Mandie" Ghent on 23 March 1913, in Cleburne, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Mountain Township, Cleburne, Arkansas, United States in 1920 and Pickens Township, Cleburne, Arkansas, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1957, in Cleburne, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Good Springs Cemetery, Heber Springs, Cleburne, Arkansas, United States.
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- John T Moreland, "United States Census, 1920"
- John Moreland, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- John Moreland, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
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.
1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice
Rice is one Arkansas leading crops, in 1904 William H. Fuller planted 70 acres of rice, this act is what started the making rice the leading crop in Arkansas.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Morland (Westmorland), derived from Old Norse mór ‘moor, marsh’ + lundr ‘grove’.
English: from Middle English more ‘moor, marsh, fen’ + land ‘land’, either topographic for someone who lives on moorland or habitational name from one or other of the many minor places with this name.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Murghaláin ‘son of Murghalán’, a personal name based on a diminutive of Murghal, which is composed of elements meaning ‘sea’ + ‘valour’. Compare Murley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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