When Silas Aikens Bushman was born on 15 May 1893, in Snowflake, Apache, Arizona, United States, his father, Homer Frederick Bushman, was 24 and his mother, Sariah Anna Smith, was 20. He married Virginia Wagstaff on 3 June 1925, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Leeds, Washington, Utah, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 20 April 1950, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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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.
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook San Francisco for approximately 60 seconds on April 18, 1906. A 1906 report by US Army Relief Operations recorded the death toll for San Francisco and surrounding areas at 664. Later reports record the number at over 3,000 deaths. An estimated 225,000 people were left homeless from the widespread destructuction as 80% of the city was destroyed.
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
Americanized form of German Buschmann .
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Possible Related NamesSilas A. Bushman From Silas A. Bushman’s own life sketches (copied 1968) Homer F. Bushman Family Record The following account was transcribed from the John Bushman Family History Book 1, Compiling …
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