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Charles Slayback
Charles E. Slayback (1840–1924) was a grain trade, grain merchant in New Orleans, Louisiana, and St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri. He was a founder of St. Louis's Veiled Prophet Ball, Veiled Prophet Organization. Early life Slayback was born on March 27, 1840, in Marion County, Missouri, Marion County, Missouri, the second child of Alexander L. Slayback of Ohio, a lawyer, and Anna Slayback. In 1847, the family moved from Shelbyville, Missouri, Shelbyville, Missouri, to Lexington, Missouri, Lexington, Missouri, where the father died in 1848 at age 31. He had two brothers, Alonzo W. Slayback, Alonzo and Preston, and a sister. Charles and his brother Preston both registered on the same day for the Conscription, draft during the U.S. Civil War, American Civil War, but neither served, their places being taken by Conscription in the United States#Civil War, substitutes, Alonzo, however, raised a regiment, of which he was colonel, and was active in the war. Career Slayback left home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was ''Churl, Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinisation of names, Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as ''Carolus (other), Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |