Brief Life History of William
When William Rouse was born on 25 May 1881, in Belton, Bell, Texas, United States, his father, Richard Rouse, was 58 and his mother, Mathilda Rouse, was 43. He married Camille Ruth Lee on 7 August 1905, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 7 November 1961, in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States.
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- Willie Rouse in household of Richard Rouse, "United States Census, 1900"
- William Rouse, "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981"
- William Rouse, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
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World Events (8)
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
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.
1902 · So Much Farm Land
A law that funded many irrigation and agricultural projects in the western states.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a person with red hair or a ruddy complexion, from Middle English, Anglo-Norman French rous(e) ‘red(-haired)’ (from Latin russ(e)us).
Americanized form of German Raus .
Walloon and northern French (Rousé): variant of Rosé (see Rose ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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