Frank Benjamin Dillman

Brief Life History of Frank Benjamin

When Frank Benjamin Dillman was born on 21 June 1895, in Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Edward Dillman, was 20 and his mother, Mame Moore Richards, was 19. He married Beulah Edna Schumber on 19 August 1916, in Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 29 April 1930, in Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 34, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Frackville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Frank Benjamin Dillman
1895–1930
Beulah Edna Schumber
1894–1974
Marriage: 19 August 1916
Doris Mae Dillman
1917–2000
John William Dillman
1921–2007
Robert Nelson Dillman
1925–1997

Sources (12)

  • Frank Dillman, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Frank Benjamin Dillman, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
  • Frank Benjamen Dillman, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

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.

1898 · War with the Spanish

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.

1905 · The Movie Theater

The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Dillmann .

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

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