Brief Life History of George Oscar
When George Oscar Ballinger was born on 23 January 1871, in Hamilton, Butler, Ohio, United States, his father, Ner B Ballinger, was 23 and his mother, Mary M. Kopp, was 22. He married Viola May Horn on 26 October 1897, in Wayne, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1920 and Spring Grove, Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States in 1940. He died on 9 November 1944, in Richmond, Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States.
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- Geo. O Balinger, "United States Census, 1900"
- George O Ballenger, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- George O Ballinger, "Find A Grave Index"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1872 · Montgomery Ward Inc.
Montgomery Ward was founded by Aaron Montgomery Ward after he observed that rural customers often wanted goods from the city but couldn’t get them because of distance and cost. Ward believed that he could cut costs and make a wide variety of goods available to rural customers. Ward and two partners used $1,600 to issue the first catalog in August 1872 and with its publication, rural retailers considered Ward a threat and publicly burned his catalog. Despite the opposition, however, the business grew at a fast pace over the next several decades and was almost as successful as Sears. In April 1944, U.S. Army troops seized the Chicago offices of Montgomery Ward & Company after President Roosevelt ordered it because of an unsettled strike request made by the workers. Eight months later, with Montgomery Ward continuing to refuse to recognize the unions, President Roosevelt issued an executive order seizing all of Montgomery Ward's property nationwide.
1892 · The Masonic Temple Building
The Masonic Temple Building was a skyscraper built in Chicago and from 1895 to 1920 it was the tallest building in Chicago. The building featured a central court surrounded by shops on nine floors. On top of the shops there were meeting rooms that were also used as theaters. In 1939 the Masonic Temple was demolished, and a Walgreens drug store was erected in its place.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): dissimilated form of Barringer (see Berringer ).
Americanized form of French Bélanger (see Belanger ) or of its variant Bellanger . Compare Bellinger 3.
German: perhaps a variant of Behringer or of Barringer , a cognate of 1 above, with similar dissimilation of r to l. It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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