Brief Life History of Bert Lee
When Bert Lee Blackburn was born on 23 February 1884, in Collin, Texas, United States, his father, William R. Blackburn, was 41 and his mother, Josephine Eleanora Lyles, was 26. He lived in Justice Precinct 7, Stephens, Texas, United States in 1900. He died on 5 November 1923, at the age of 39.
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- Bert Blackburn in household of William F Mienncill, "United States Census, 1900"
- Bert L Blackburn, "United States Census, 1920"
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World Events (8)
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Blackburn, but especially the one in Lancashire, so named with Old English blæc ‘dark’ + burna ‘stream’. This surname is found mainly in northern England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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