Brief Life History of Theron George
When Theron George Straley was born on 25 February 1872, in Jay, Indiana, United States, his father, Sutphen Straley, was 24 and his mother, Mary Jane Weaver, was 20. He married Ida Jane Logan on 13 January 1894, in Jay, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Bryant, Bearcreek Township, Jay, Indiana, United States in 1900 and Washington Township, Owen, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. He died on 15 January 1965, in Owen, Indiana, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Spencer, Indiana, United States.
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- Theron G Straly, "United States Census, 1910"
- T G Straley, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Theron G Straly, "Find A Grave Index"
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1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
Perhaps an Americanized form of German Strahle, a variant of Strahl , or of Strehle .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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