Brief Life History of Lester Franklin
When Lester Franklin Hart was born on 1 May 1890, in Cedar, Iowa, United States, his father, Frank Clement Hart, was 35 and his mother, Emma Cole, was 29. He married Margaret May Swift on 15 February 1911, in Linn, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Dayton Township, Cedar, Iowa, United States in 1920 and Cedar, Cedar, Iowa, United States in 1925. He died on 19 July 1928, in Clarence, Cedar, Iowa, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Stanwood Cemetery, Stanwood, Cedar, Iowa, United States.
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- Lester T Hart, "United States Census, 1920"
- Lester F. Hart, "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992"
- Lester Franklin Hart, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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.
1896
Historical Boundaries: 1896: Echols, Georgia, United States
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
English and North German: nickname from Middle English hert (Old English heorot), Middle Low German hërte, harte ‘hart, stag’, perhaps for a quick-footed or timorous individual.
German: variant of Hardt 1 and 2. It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name or nickname from German and Yiddish hart ‘hard’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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