Brief Life History of Roscoe Stanley
When Roscoe Stanley Myers was born on 1 January 1886, in Carthage, Jasper, Missouri, United States, his father, Aaron Myers, was 34 and his mother, Sonora Trout, was 31. He married Hazel Eugenia Stults on 6 October 1907, in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Jackson, Missouri, United States in 1910 and Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, United States in 1920. He died on 6 June 1969, at the age of 83, and was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States.
Photos and Memories (1)
Do you know Roscoe Stanley? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (16)
- Roscoe S Myers, "United States Census, 1920"
- R S Myers, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Roscoe Myers, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
Spouse and Children
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1886 · The Haymarket Riot
Protesting to lower the mandated work day to eight hours, a labor rally, near Haymarket Square in Chicago, turned into a riot after an individual threw a bomb at police. As a result, eight people were killed and many more injured. The Haymarket Riot is viewed as a labor movement setback in America.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
Irish (Tipperary, Limerick and Waterford): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meidhir ‘descendant of Meidhir’, with post-medieval excrescent -s. Meidhir is a personal name based on meidhir ‘mirth’.
English (northern): variant of Myer , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English (northern): habitational name from one or more of the minor placenames derived from Middle English mire ‘marsh’ (Old Norse mýrr) in the plural form, such as Melmerby Mire in Melmerby, or Mires in Docker (both Cumbria).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Names
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.