Brief Life History of Levi Elmer
When Levi Elmer Trout was born on 18 August 1871, in York, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jacob P. Trout, was 23 and his mother, Leah Yentzel, was 29. He married Lillian Mae Helmer on 27 October 1892, in Montgomery, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Brookville, Clay Township, Montgomery, Ohio, United States in 1944 and Ohio, United States in 1944. He died on 15 March 1944, in Brookville, Montgomery, Ohio, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States.
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- S* E Traut, "United States Census, 1920"
- Levi Trout, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Levi Elmer Trout, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.
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 (mainly Devon): nickname from Middle English trout(e), trut(e), trought(e), trot ‘trout’ (Old English trūht), perhaps for someone who caught or sold trout, or who was thought to resemble the fish in some way.
Altered form of German Traut .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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