Brief Life History of William Edward
When William Edward Trosper was born on 13 July 1905, in Isabella, Kern, California, United States, his father, Richard Stephen Trosper, was 32 and his mother, Leanah Maud Hawley, was 19. He married Ruth M Batchelor on 3 October 1923, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States. He lived in San Mateo, California, United States in 1935 and Catalina Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1940. He died on 9 October 1966, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 61.
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- William E Trosper, "United States Census, 1940"
- William Trosper, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- William E Trosper, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
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World Events (8)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Alsatian Strasbach or Strassbach (see Strausbaugh ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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