Brief Life History of Ernest
When Ernest Stark was born on 16 July 1877, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Mathias Stark, was 51 and his mother, Margaret Schmitz, was 44. He married Charlotte Franz "Lottie" Felio on 2 December 1896, in Seymour, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States in 1950. He died on 27 March 1964, at the age of 86, and was buried in Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Earnest Stark, "United States 1950 Census"
- Ernest Stark, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
- Ernest Stark, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1883 · The Newhall House Hotel Fire
A fire erupted on January 10, 1883, at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee. The fire began at 4:00 am in an elevator shaft and raced up through the building. The fire spread so quickly that many could not escape. General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, stars of P.T. Barnum's circus, were guests in the hotel at the time of the fire. A firefighter reached them by ladder and they were able to escape safely. The exact number of deaths remains unknown as the hotel register was destroyed in the fire, however, the death toll is estimated between 75-90.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire) and English: nickname from Middle English stark ‘strong, sturdy; harsh, severe’ (Old English stearc).
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a strong, bold person, from Middle High German stark(e), German stark ‘strong, brave’.
Czech and Slovak (Štark): of German origin (see 2 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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