Ewell Jackson Napier

Brief Life History of Ewell Jackson

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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Ewell Jackson Napier
1899–1965
Audis Melinda Evans
1909–1984
Marriage: 17 January 1934
Toy Lee Napier
1938–2010

Sources (9)

  • Ewell Napier, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Ewell Napier, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • Ewell Napier, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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World Events (8)

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

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.

1917

U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

Name Meaning

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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