Brief Life History of Earnest
When Earnest Hensley was born on 9 May 1892, in Bell, Texas, United States, his father, Francis Marion Hensley, was 27 and his mother, Fannie Wharton, was 26. He had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Jackie May Johnson. He lived in Justice Precinct 8, Ellis, Texas, United States in 1900 and Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas, United States in 1910. He died on 22 March 1963, in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States.
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- Earnest Hensley, "United States Census, 1930"
- Ernest Hensley, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981"
- Earnest Hensley, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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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
English: habitational name from Hensley in East Worlington (Devon), from the Old English personal name Hēahmund (genitive Hēahmundes) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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