When Ewell Jackson Napier was born on 23 June 1899, in Washington, Arkansas, United States, his father, Asa C Napier, was 28 and his mother, Mary Jane Henson, was 19. He married Audis Melinda Evans on 17 January 1934, in Washington, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Crawford Township, Washington, Arkansas, United States in 1920 and Reed Township, Washington, Arkansas, United States in 1940. He died in 1965, at the age of 66, and was buried in Hazel Valley Cemetery, Hazel Valley, Washington, Arkansas, United States.
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English and Scottish: occupational name from Old French napier, nappier, nap(p)er(er) ‘one who looks after the napery or table-linen’, a derivative of Old French nappe ‘table-cloth, napkin’. In Middle English, Napier and Nap(p)er might also have denoted a maker of table cloths, though this sense has not been recorded.
English: alternatively an occupational name from Nap(p)er from an unrecorded Middle English word for one who makes naps, i.e. drinking cups or chalices (Middle English nap, Old English hnæp). Napper could also be a nickname from Middle English nappere ‘one who sleeps or naps’, though this is the least likely of the alternatives.
American shortened form of Polish Napierala or a similar name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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