Brief Life History of David Holmes
When David Holmes Rudder was born in October 1891, in Mason, Texas, United States, his father, Benjamin Alexander Rudder, was 27 and his mother, Rachel Lee Eppler, was 23. He married Carra Lois Napier on 13 September 1910, in Haskell, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States in 1930 and Elmore Township, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States in 1940. He died in 1967, at the age of 76.
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- David H Rudder, "United States Census, 1940"
- D H Rudder, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- David Holmes Rudder, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
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.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
German: variant of Ruder 2.
Altered form of German Ruder 1 and 2.
English: topographic name from Middle English rude ‘clearing’ (Old English rȳd) + the agent suffix -er, for someone who lived in or near a clearing.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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