Brief Life History of Wesley Darious
When Wesley Darious Burdine was born on 2 June 1887, in Magnolia, Marengo, Alabama, United States, his father, Henry Clay Burdin, was 42 and his mother, Martha Ann Alston, was 35. He married Zula M Adams on 16 January 1908, in Jones, Mississippi, United States. He lived in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years and New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States for about 5 years. He died on 10 January 1957, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Wesley D Burdine, "United States Census, 1920"
- Wesley Darious Burdine, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Wesley D Burdine, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911"
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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.
1890 · Woman's Suffrage
An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Altered form of French Bourdin .
History: This surname is listed along with its original form Bourdin in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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