Florence Elizabeth Stalker

Brief Life History of Florence Elizabeth

When Florence Elizabeth Stalker was born on 15 June 1872, in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States, her father, Alexander Stalker, was 42 and her mother, Emily Elizabeth Lovett, was 37. She married Freeman Steele on 8 November 1890, in Union, Union, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Halfway, Baker, Oregon, United States for about 5 years and Pine Election Precinct 1, Baker, Oregon, United States in 1940. She died on 11 October 1948, in Baker City, Baker, Oregon, United States, at the age of 76.

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Family Time Line

Freeman Steele
1858–1924
Florence Elizabeth Stalker
1872–1948
Marriage: 8 November 1890
Carlyle Stalker Steele
1891–1919
George Walter Steele
1894–1916
Emily Lucile Steele
1896–1984
Majel Cathryn Steele
1901–1927

Sources (19)

  • Florence S Canaday in household of Guy E Canaday, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Florence Steele, "Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975"
  • Florence Stalker, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1968"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1887

Historical Boundaries 1887: Union, Oregon, United States; 1901: Baker, Oregon, United States

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

Scottish and English (Cumberland and Lancashire): occupational name for a stalker of game, or a nickname for someone who walks stealthily or sneaks about, from an agent derivative of Middle English stalk(en) ‘to stalk or approach stealthily, for example in hunting deer’. Compare Stoliker .

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

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