Brief Life History of Erastus David
When Erastus David Stayton was born on 9 May 1865, in Porterville, Tulare, California, United States, his father, John Francis Stayton, was 39 and his mother, Martha Jane Hawkins, was 36. He married Elizabeth Pricilla Willamine Clays on 24 August 1890, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in California, United States in 1870 and Fresno, California, United States in 1900. He died on 24 April 1946, in Glendale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Glendale Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.
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- Erastus Staten in household of John E Staten, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Erastus David STAYTON - Government record: birth-name: Erastus David Stayton
- E. D. Stayton, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.
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.
Name Meaning
English: perhaps a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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