Charles Prather Stuart

Brief Life History of Charles Prather

When Charles Prather Stuart was born on 8 August 1890, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, his father, Dr. Thomas H. D. Stuart, was 51 and his mother, Florence Texana Palmer, was 35. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Eva Smith. He lived in United States in 1949 and Red River, Louisiana, United States in 1950. He died on 21 May 1974, in Coushatta, Red River, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Mansfield, De Soto, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Prather Stuart
1890–1974
Eva Smith
1891–1982
John Gordon Stuart
1919–2013
Eva Evelyn Stuart
1927–2025

Sources (9)

  • Charles P Stuart, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Charles P. Stuart - Government record: birth-name: Charles Prather Stuart
  • Chas Prather Stuart, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

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.

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

Scottish (Aberdeenshire and Banffshire): variant of Stewart . This French form of the name, there being no W in the French language, was adopted by Mary, Queen of Scots, on her return to Scotland in 1561 and has since come to be more popular among royalists than the earlier spellings.

History: Stuart or Stewart is the surname of one of the great families of Scotland (see note at Stewart ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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