Brief Life History of Joseph Wheeler
When Joseph Wheeler Basham was born on 24 February 1895, in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States, his father, George Washington Bassham, was 44 and his mother, Elizabeth Susan Franklin, was 28. He married Eva A in 1918. He lived in Dallas, Texas, United States in 1949 and Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States in 1950. He died on 2 November 1970, in Orange, California, United States, at the age of 75.
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- Joe W Basham, "United States Census, 1950"
- J W Basham, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Joseph Wheeler Basham, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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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.
1906 · Great San Francisco Earthquake
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.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
Name Meaning
English (Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex): variant of Barsham, a habitational name from any of the places in Norfolk and Suffolk called Barsham, from the genitive case of the Old English byname Bār ‘wild boar’ + Old English hām ‘homestead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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