Brief Life History of Charles Samuel
When Charles Samuel Cover was born on 6 August 1871, his father, Alfred Cover, was 33 and his mother, Rosanna Metz, was 32. He lived in Hayes Township, Kearney, Nebraska, United States in 1880 and Logan Township, Kearney, Nebraska, United States in 1885. He died in August 1963, at the age of 92.
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- Charles Cover in household of Alfred Cover, "United States Census, 1880"
- Chas. Samuel Cover, "Pennsylvania, Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
- Charley Cover in household of Alfred Cover, "Nebraska State Census, 1885"
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1872 · The First National Park
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1872
Historical Boundaries: 1872: Buffalo, Nebraska, United States
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.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a roofer, from Old French co(u)vreur, an agent derivative of co(u)vrir ‘to cover’. Roofing materials in the Middle Ages might be tiles (see Tyler ), slates (see Slater ), or thatch (see Thatcher ), depending on the regional availability of suitable materials.
English (of Norman origin): occupational name for a cooper, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French cuve ‘cask, vat’, or from an unattested Old French cuvier ‘cooper’ (from Late Latin cupa, of ancient Germanic origin; compare Cooper ).
Americanized form of German Kober .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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