Brief Life History of George William
When George William Justice was born on 11 September 1861, in Marion, Linn, Iowa, United States, his father, John Justice, was 29 and his mother, Margaret Allsworth, was 34. He married Ruhanna Ann Simons on 29 March 1893, in Le Mars, Plymouth, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Elkhorn Township, Plymouth, Iowa, United States in 1910 and Aurora, Brookings, South Dakota, United States in 1920. He died before 1930.
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- George W Justice, "United States Census, 1920"
- G. W. Justice, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- George William Justice in entry for Roxy May Justice, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
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1862
Historical Boundaries: 1862: Brookings, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Brookings, South Dakota, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name from Middle English justice, justis(e) ‘judicial officer; judge’, Old French justise, justice ‘uprightness; equity; vindication of right; court of justice; judge’, Latin iustitia, a derivative of iustus (see Just ).
African American: adoption of the surname in 1 above, because of its literal meaning in English ‘uprightness; equity; vindication of right’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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