Oscar Theodore Husting

Brief Life History of Oscar Theodore

When Oscar Theodore Husting was born on 30 December 1875, in Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Eugene Louis Husting, was 27 and his mother, Bertha A. Altpeter, was 20. He married Anna Marie Hassman in 1904. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 3 December 1948, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

Oscar Theodore Husting
1875–1948
Anna Marie Hassman
1879–
Marriage: 1904
Theodore or Teddy Eugene Husting
1906–1906
Marguerite Marie Elizabeth Husting
1907–1988
William Eugene Husting
1909–2004

Sources (14)

  • Oscar T Husting, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Oscar T. Husting, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
  • Oscar Theadore Husting, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire

A fire erupted on January 10, 1883, at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee. The fire began at 4:00 am in an elevator shaft and raced up through the building. The fire spread so quickly that many could not escape. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, stars of P.T. Barnum's circus, were guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. A firefighter reached them by ladder and they were able to escape safely. The exact number of deaths remains unknown as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, however, the death toll is estimated between 75-90.

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

English (Suffolk and Norfolk): from the Middle English personal name Hunting, a derivative of Old English hunta ‘hunter’, perhaps originally used as a patronymic.

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

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