Louis William Falk

Brief Life History of Louis William

When Louis William Falk was born on 11 August 1890, in Bellville, Austin, Texas, United States, his father, Gustav A. Falk, was 36 and his mother, Alexia Beyer, was 33. He married Ella Frances Hard on 17 June 1912, in Harris, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Austin, Texas, United States in 1900. He died on 28 July 1975, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Louis William Falk
1890–1975
Ella Frances Hard
1893–1960
Marriage: 17 June 1912
Bessie Frances Falk
1913–
Marjorie Louise Falk
1923–1998

Sources (19)

  • Louis W Falk, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Louis Fall - Individual or family possessions: birth:
  • Louis W. Falk, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"

World Events (8)

1894

Earliest recorded burial date, 1894.

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.

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

German: from Middle High German valke ‘falcon’, hence a nickname for someone thought to resemble a falcon in some way (e.g. for a sharp-eyed, resolute person) or a metonymic occupational name for a falconer. This surname is also found in the Netherlands (compare Valk ) and in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

German: from the old personal name Falko.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Falke ‘falcon’ or Yiddish falk ‘falcon’, either an ornamental name or from this word used as a personal name.

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

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