Gilbert Leo Upton

Brief Life History of Gilbert Leo

When Gilbert Leo Upton was born on 5 June 1889, in Mill Shoals, White, Illinois, United States, his father, Clemens C Upton, was 31 and his mother, Seneretth Elizabeth Steiner, was 29. He married Bertie Lee Rogers about 1912. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in McLeansboro Township, Hamilton, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died from 1912 to 1917.

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Family Time Line

Gilbert Leo Upton
1889–1917
Bertie Lee Rogers
1894–1986
Marriage: about 1912
Lydia Pearl Upton
1913–1956

Sources (2)

  • Gilbert L Upton in household of Clemens C Upton, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Gilbert Leo Upton, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"

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World Events (8)

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.

1892 · The Chicago Canal

The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the many places in England called Upton, most of which are named with Old English upp ‘upper’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, though some have different origins, such as one in Essex, originally named with the phrase upp in tūne ‘up in the settlement’, i.e. the higher part of the settlement, and Upton Lovell (Wiltshire), which derives from the Old English personal name Ubba + Old English tūn. This name was brought to Ireland (Antrim) in 1598 by Henry Upton, from Upton in Devon.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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