Brief Life History of William Stephen
When William Stephen Mosher was born on 19 August 1873, in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States, his father, Theodore Mosher, was 39 and his mother, Jane Elizabeth Hetherington, was 31. He had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Margaret Alice Taylor. He lived in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 8 January 1948, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States.
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- William S Mosher, "United States Census, 1900"
- William Stephen Mosher, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- W S Mosher, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1876 · Segregation Laws Are Passed
A new state constitution was passed in 1876, announcing the segregation of schools.
1893 · The World's Columbian Exposition
Also known as the Chicago World's Fair, The Exposition was held to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. The centerpiece of the Fair was a large water pool that represented Columbus's voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas. The Fair had a profound effect on new architecture designs, sanitation advancement, and the arts. The Fairgrounds were given the nickname the White City due to its lavish paint and materials used to constuct it. Over 27 million people attended the fair during its six-month of operation. Among many of the invetions exhibited there was the first Ferris wheel built to rival the Eiffel Tower in France.
Name Meaning
Altered form of English Moger .
English (Lancashire): variant of Moser . This form of the surname is rare in Britain.
Americanized form of South German and Swiss German Moser .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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