Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Rost was born on 6 February 1867, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States, his father, William M Rost, was 27 and his mother, Anna Maargurette Kronz, was 25. He married Mary Jane Riley on 30 October 1894, in Sioux Falls, Minnehaha, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Norden Township, LaMoure, North Dakota, United States in 1910 and Cass, North Dakota, United States in 1920. He died on 9 September 1957, in Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 90.
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- Joseph Rost, "United States Census, 1870"
- Joseph Rest, "United States Census, 1930"
- Joseph Rost, "United States Census, 1940"
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1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1871
Historical Boundaries: 1871: Dakota Territory, United States 1871: Pembina, Dakota Territory, United States 1873: Cass, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Cass, North Dakota, United States
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.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Detlef, Manfred, Arno, Eldor, Heinrich, Heinz, Klaus, Kurt, Mathias, Otto, Ralf, Reinhart.
German: nickname for a red-haired man, from Middle High German rost ‘rust’.
German: metonymic occupational name for a limeburner or blacksmith, from Middle High German, Middle Low German rōst ‘grate, grill’ or Middle High German rōst(e) ‘fire, embers, pyre, grate’ (typically one for burning lime).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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