Brief Life History of Jacob August
When Jacob August Houtz was born on 9 April 1871, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, Jacob Houtz Jr., was 21 and his mother, Matilda Streeper, was 22. He married Ethel T Hall on 11 January 1906, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1930 and Indianola Election Precinct, Sanpete, Utah, United States for about 5 years. He died on 29 March 1947, in Indianola, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Augustus J Hintz in household of Jacob Hintz, "United States Census, 1880"
- J A Houtz, "Utah, County Marriages, 1871-1941"
- Jacob Augustus Houtz, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1881
Historical Boundaries: 1881: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
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.
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Americanized form of German Hautz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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