Brief Life History of Lee Wesley
When Lee Wesley Stallard was born on 15 July 1890, in Waco, Milam, Republic of Texas, his father, Joseph Henderson Stallard, was 24 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Standlee, was 17. He married Della Henrietta Dorris before 1915, in Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, McLennan, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Houston, Harris, Texas, United States in 1930. He died on 15 September 1964, in McLennan, Texas, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Rosemound Cemetery, Waco, Milam, Republic of Texas.
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- Lee Stallard in household of Joseph Stallard, "United States Census, 1900"
- Lee W Stallard, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1977"
- Lee Wesley Stallard, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
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.
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
Name Meaning
English: nickname denoting either a sturdy, well-built person, or someone who was brave and reliable, from Middle English stalward, stalworth(i) ‘stalwart’ (Old English stælwierthe, a compound of stǣl ‘place’ + wierthe ‘worthy’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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