Brief Life History of Elgin William Elliot
When Elgin William Elliot Leifeste was born on 15 May 1893, in Mason, Texas, United States, his father, Wilhelm Leifeste, was 34 and his mother, Mathilda Ernestine Brandenberger, was 29. He married Hester Ella Pape on 1 December 1920, in Guadalupe, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Justice Precinct 3, Mason, Texas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 1, Mason, Texas, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 16 October 1963, in Mason, Texas, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Art, Mason, Texas, United States.
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- Elgin Leifeste, "United States Census, 1920"
- William Elliot Leifeste, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981"
- Elgin W Leifester Or Leifeste, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
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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.
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz.
North German: probably a topographic name derived from late Middle Low German leine ‘grazing land with wide ditches’ + vēste ‘administrative district’, hence a name for a farmer who farmed an area of low-lying land or who was entrusted with maintaining the ditches in a district. This surname has apparently died out in Germany.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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