Brief Life History of Steven Roscoe
When Steven Roscoe Head was born on 25 March 1875, in Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, United States, his father, William Franklin Head, was 31 and his mother, Easter Dilla Grace, was 34. He married Frances Carolina Tanner on 10 July 1901, in Logan, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States for about 30 years and Magisterial District 1 Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States in 1940. He died on 20 March 1957, in Auburn, Logan, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Russellville, Logan, Kentucky, United States.
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- Rosco S Head in household of William Head, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Steven Roscoe Head - birth: 25 March 1875; Tompkinsville, Monroe, Kentucky, United States
- S R Head, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1892 · The Radio is invented
Kentucky native Nathan Stubblefield invented the radio in 1892
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
English: from Middle English heved, hed ‘head’ (Old English hēafod), applied as a nickname for someone with a peculiarity or disproportion of the head, or else used as a topographic name for someone who lived at the top (‘head’) of a promontory or hill, or near the source of a stream or river or the head of a valley. This surname has long been established in Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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