Brief Life History of Thomas Erlon
When Thomas Erlon Rushton II was born on 29 July 1887, in Central Lake, Central Lake Township, Antrim, Michigan, United States, his father, Thomas Milton Rushton I, was 41 and his mother, Laura Clarissa Wilson, was 33. He married Luella Palmer on 5 May 1909, in Bellaire, Kearney Township, Antrim, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Brevort, Mackinac, Michigan, United States in 1920. He died on 14 March 1928, at the age of 40, and was buried in Newberry, McMillan Township, Luce, Michigan, United States.
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- Thomas Erlon Rushton in household of Thomas M Rushton, "United States Census, 1900"
- Erlane T. Rushton, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
- Thos. E. Rushton, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Rishton (Lancashire) and Rushton (Staffordshire), and perhaps also from Rushton (Cheshire, Northamptonshire), Rushton in East Stoke (Dorset), and Rhiston (Shropshire). The placenames derive from Old English risc ‘rush’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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