William Knox Stark

Brief Life History of William Knox

When William Knox Stark was born on 5 October 1892, in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, United States, his father, Francis Marion Stark, was 36 and his mother, Susan Josephine Hillhouse, was 38. He married Rosa Jane Slater on 19 May 1915. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Sutherland, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States in 1920 and Routt, Colorado, United States in 1930. He died in 1930, in Yampa, Routt, Colorado, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Yampa, Routt, Colorado, United States.

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William Knox Stark
1892–1930
Rosa Jane Slater
1898–1979
Marriage: 19 May 1915
James William Stark
1917–1989
Francis Marion Stark
1919–1987
Josephine Ruth Stark
1922–1993
Kenneth Walter Stark
1927–2002

Sources (10)

  • William K Stork in household of James W Slater, "United States Census, 1920"
  • William K S Stark, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
  • William Knox Stewart Stark, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1894

Historical Boundaries: 1894: Fort Bend, Texas, United States. [Spreads across Fort Bend and Harris counties]

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.

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

Scottish (Lanarkshire) and English: nickname from Middle English stark ‘strong, sturdy; harsh, severe’ (Old English stearc).

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a strong, bold person, from Middle High German stark(e), German stark ‘strong, brave’.

Czech and Slovak (Štark): of German origin (see 2 above).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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