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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Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Historical Boundaries: 1872: Buffalo, Nebraska, United States
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.
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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