Brief Life History of William Hiram
When William Hiram Shelton was born on 29 September 1895, in Sullivan, Indiana, United States, his father, William H. Shelton, was 22 and his mother, Savilla Ann Edwards, was 16. He married Mary Marie Koster on 8 September 1919, in Sullivan, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Haddon Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1917. He died on 1 February 1942, in Terre Haute, Sullivan, Indiana, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Terre Haute, Sullivan, Indiana, United States.
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- William Shelton in household of Charles J Davis, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Shelton - Government record: birth: 29 September 1895; Indiana, United States
- William Hiram Shelton, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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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.
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
English (Nottinghamshire): habitational name primarily from Shelton (Nottinghamshire), but also from Shelton (Bedfordshire, Norfolk, Shropshire, and Staffordshire). The placenames all derive from Old English scelf ‘rock, ledge, shelf’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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