Brief Life History of Glenn Earl
When Glenn Earl Robertson was born on 24 October 1891, in Ackworth, Warren, Iowa, United States, his father, Charles B. Robertson, was 30 and his mother, Anna Maria Copeland, was 23. He married Theda S. Studley on 5 December 1917, in McLennan, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States in 1910 and Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States in 1920. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 2 September 1935, in Islamorada, Monroe, Florida, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 Memorial, Islamorada, Monroe, Florida, United States.
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- Glen E Robertson in household of Chas B Robertson, "United States Census, 1910"
- Robertson, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
- MS Theda M. Studley in the Texas, U.S., Select County Marriage Records, 1837
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World Events (8)
1892 · The Masonic Temple Building
The Masonic Temple Building was a skyscraper built in Chicago and from 1895 to 1920 it was the tallest building in Chicago. The building featured a central court surrounded by shops on nine floors. On top of the shops there were meeting rooms that were also used as theaters. In 1939 the Masonic Temple was demolished, and a Walgreens drug store was erected in its place.
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.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: patronymic from the Middle English, Norman French, and Older Scots personal name Robert + -son. This surname is especially common in Scotland, where Robert was a popular personal name and the name of three kings of Scotland, including Robert the Bruce (1274–1329).
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Robertsson: patronymic from the personal name Robert .
Americanized form of Norwegian and Danish Robertsen, a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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FAG INFORMATION
Military service - Sergeant U.S.Army, Signal Co., WWI. Glenn was accepted into the Veterans Work Program as a laborer and later hired by the Florida Emergency Relief Administration as supervisor of Ca …
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