Leslie A Strain

Maleabout 1895–26 July 1915

Brief Life History of Leslie A

When Leslie A Strain was born about 1895, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, his father, Clarence Lester Strain, was 28 and his mother, Emma Katherine Mc Comley, was 26. He lived in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1900. He died on 26 July 1915, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 21, and was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

Clarence Lester Strain
1868–1941
Emma Katherine Mc Comley
1870–1946
Nell Elta Strain
1891–1981
Leslie A Strain
1895–1915
Edith Henrietta Strain
1893–1965
James Edwin Strain
1900–1986

Sources (6)

  • Leslie Stram in household of Clarence Stram, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Leslie A Strain, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Leslie A Strain, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 1

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.

1898 · War with the Spanish

Age 3

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

Age 6

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

Name Meaning

Irish and Scottish (Glasgow): shortened and altered form of Strachan .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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