Researching Barney Cable
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The name Barney means "Form of BERNARD - brave bear" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Barney Cable on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Barney Cable and the Cable Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cable Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Cable family tree.
Study Parish Records for Barney Cable at Find My Past.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2349 people with the Cable surname in the UK? Cable is now ranked number 2131 for popularity in the UK. |
Cable Family Tree Databases
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Cable Forums
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Miscellaneous Cable Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Barney Cable. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Barney Cable
Barney Cable
Byrum William "Barney" Cable (born July 29, 1935) is a retired American basketball player. The fourth most prolific rebounder in Bradley basketball history, Barney Cable, a six-foot-seven forward from Rochester, Pennsylvania, was only the third BU player to be plucked in the NBA draft since the school went big time in 1938.
He played collegiately for Bradley University.
He was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (11th pick overall) of the 1958 NBA draft.
He played for the Pistons (1958–59), Syracuse Nationals (1959–61), Chicago Packers / Zephyrs / Baltimore Bullets (1961, 1963–64) and St. Louis Hawks (1961–63) in the NBA for 362 games. In 1967, he was named Coach of the Year in the Eastern Professional Basketball League. He is honored in the Greater Peoria Sports Hall of Fame.
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