Brief Life History of Charles Russell
When Charles Russell Smyser was born on 4 June 1876, in York, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Daniel Smyser, was 40 and his mother, Lydia Ann Rohler, was 31. He married Mary E Druck on 13 August 1896, in York, York, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 15 April 1941, in York, York, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Spring Garden Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Charles R Swyser, "United States Census, 1940"
- Charles R. Smyser, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Charles Smyser in entry for Roy H Smyser, "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
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World Events (8)
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.
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.
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.
Name Meaning
Possibly an altered form of German Schmeisser .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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