Brief Life History of Ervin A
When Ervin A Morrison was born about April 1888, in Kansas, United States, his father, Edwin Morrison, was 31 and his mother, Malinda Stauffer, was 28. He lived in Coldwater Township, Van Buren, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Lawrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States in 1910. He died in 1963, at the age of 75.
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- Irvin L Morrison in household of Edwin Morrison, "United States Census, 1900"
- Irvin Leslie in entry for Edna Florene Morrison, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"
- Ervin A Morrison in household of Edwin Morrison, "United States Census, 1910"
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World Events (8)
1889
The Oklahoma Land Run on April 22, 1889, was the first land rush, or land opened for settlement on a first-come basis, opened to the Unassigned Lands. The land rush lured approximately 50,000 people, saddled with their fastest horses, looking to claim their piece of the newly available two million acres. The requirements included the settler to live and improve on their 160 acres for five years in order to receive the title. Choice land tempted people to hide out and get an early lead on their claim. These people became known as “sooners.” It is estimated that eleven thousand homesteads were claimed. Oklahoma Historical Society - Land Run of 1889
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
Irish: from Ó Muirgheasáin ‘descendant of Muirgheasán’, a diminutive of Muirgheas, a personal name meaning ‘sea valor’.
Scottish: from Gaelic Mac Moireasdain ‘son of Moireasdan’, a personal name cognate with Irish Muirgheasán’ (see 1 above).
Scottish and English: patronymic from the personal name Morris .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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