Brief Life History of Rupert Lafayette "Fate"
When Rupert Lafayette "Fate" Billingsley was born on 28 May 1884, in Booneville, Prentiss, Mississippi, United States, his father, Newton Kendrick Billingsley, was 36 and his mother, Paralee Crawford Coker, was 38. He married Minnie Leola Woodruff on 6 June 1909, in Jones, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Jones, Texas, United States for about 20 years and Justice Precinct 1, Taylor, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 27 December 1970, in Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Elmwood Memorial Park, Taylor, Texas, United States.
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- Rupert L Billingsley, "United States Census, 1950"
- Rupert Lafayette Billingsley, Farmer, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Rupert Lafayette Fate Billingsley, "United States, Obituary Records, 2014-2023"
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World Events (8)
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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.
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
English (West Midlands): habitational name from a place in Shropshire named Billingsley, from Old English Billingeslēah ‘clearing (Old English lēah) near a sword-shaped hill’ (billing). See Bill 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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