Brief Life History of Jesse Alonzo
When Jesse Alonzo Whallon was born on 19 October 1891, in Lincoln Township, Calhoun, Iowa, United States, his father, Parker Whallon, was 25 and his mother, Laura Jane Strouse, was 19. He married Maud Elizabeth Miller on 3 June 1922, in Aberdeen, Brown, South Dakota, United States. He lived in Multnomah, Multnomah, Oregon, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 40, Washington, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died on 5 March 1963, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
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- Jean A Whallon, "United States 1950 Census"
- Jesse Alonzo Whallon, "Iowa, Births and Christenings, 1830-1950"
- Jess A Whallon, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
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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.
1897 · Seattle Grows Quickly
The Klondike gold rush started in 1896 in Canada, but by 1897 as miners started moving and following the gold it caused for Seattle to rapidly grow as more miners joined the search for gold.
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
Irish: variant of Whalon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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