George Solomon Easterday

Brief Life History of George Solomon

When George Solomon Easterday was born on 21 November 1895, in Noble, Indiana, United States, his father, Otho Dunreath Easterday, was 39 and his mother, Flora Franks, was 38. He married Vera Nina Bitting on 26 September 1917, in Noble, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Whitley, Indiana, United States in 1935 and Coesse, Union Township, Whitley, Indiana, United States in 1940. He died on 12 July 1961, in Columbia City, Columbia Township, Whitley, Indiana, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Merriam, Noble Township, Noble, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Solomon Easterday
1895–1961
Vera Nina Bitting
1895–1979
Marriage: 26 September 1917
Beatrice W. Easterday
1918–1938
Athena Joy Easterday
1920–2006
Edna Kathryn Easterday
1924–1993
George Easterday Jr
1926–2016
Keith Sylvester Easterday
1928–2015

Sources (23)

  • George S Easterlay, "United States 1950 Census"
  • George Solomon Easterday, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • George Solomon Easterday, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

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.

1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

Name Meaning

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Ostertag .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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George Solomon Easterday, Sr

Birth: 1895 Death: 1961 Family links: Parents: Otho D Easterday (1856 - 1928) Flora Franks Easterday (1857 - 1927) Spouse: Vera N. Bitting Easterday (1895 - 1979)* Children: Beatric …

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