Brief Life History of Granville Lee
When Granville Lee Rogers was born about 1889, in Texas, United States, his father, Jesse McGregor Rogers, was 28 and his mother, Martha Isbel Rogers, was 24. He married Willie Ethel Higginbotham on 26 January 1908, in Hamilton, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Justice Precinct 2, Coryell, Texas, United States for about 40 years. He died on 23 February 1970, in Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Coryell, Texas, United States.
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- Grenville L Rogers, "United States 1950 Census"
- Granville Lee Rogers, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981"
- Granville Lee Rogers, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): variant of Roger , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Ruaidhrí (see Rorie ).
History: Thomas Rogers (c. 1587–1621), born in London, England, was among the Pilgrim Fathers who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620. He died during the first winter at Plymouth Colony, but his son Joseph survived and married, and was later joined in MA by his brother John. This name was subsequently brought to North America independently by many different bearers.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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