Brief Life History of Garnet Lesley
When Garnet Lesley Peeling was born on 13 May 1890, in Seymour Township, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, his father, Joseph Peeling, was 23 and his mother, Stella Zuphelt, was 20. He married Muriel Irene Doan on 19 November 1914, in Alpena, Alpena, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Alpena, Alpena, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1920. He died on 8 January 1937, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 46.
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- Garnet Peeling in household of Joseph Peeling, "United States Census, 1910"
- Garnet Peling, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- Garrett L Peeling, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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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.
1897 · Beginnings of Kmart
Detroit was the home of the second dime and nickel stores that S. S. Kresge owned. After two years with John McCrory, his partner, he traded his share in the Memphis store, plus $3,000, for full ownership of the Detroit store and formed the Kresge & Wilson Company with his brother-in-law, Charles J. Wilson. In 1962, the S. S. Kresge Company would rebrand and change their name to Kmart.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Pea with the patronymic suffix -(l)ing. Compare Palin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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