Brief Life History of Guss L.
When Guss L. Greeson was born on 4 January 1905, in Wise, Texas, United States, his father, Charles Washington Greeson Sr, was 45 and his mother, Una Jane Terry, was 35. He had at least 1 son and 5 daughters with Francis Elsie McGee. He immigrated to Vermont, United States in 1946 and lived in Louisiana, United States in 1954. He died on 28 June 1981, in Sibley, Webster, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Lane Memorial Cemetery, Sibley, Webster, Louisiana, United States.
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- Guss L Greeson, "United States Census, 1940"
- Guss L. Greeson, "Find A Grave Index"
- G L Greeson in entry for Maria Theresa Greeson, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935"
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1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1906 · Licencing Butchers
A law that makes it a crime to misbrand meat being sold as food, and ensures that the meat is slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
English (northern): variant of Grayson .
Americanized form of German Griesen (see Griese ) or of some other similar (like-sounding) German surname. The surname Griesen is rare in Germany. Compare Greason .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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