Brief Life History of William Ellsworth
When William Ellsworth Fielding was born on 13 January 1883, in Argos, Walnut Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States, his father, Charles Lindsey Fielding, was 28 and his mother, Martha Ann Beam, was 27. He married Lydia Effie Pitts on 28 June 1906, in Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States. He lived in Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1930 and Woodcock Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. He died on 27 November 1974, at the age of 91, and was buried in Gravel Run Cemetery, Woodcock, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- William E Fielding, "United States Census, 1920"
- William E. Fielding, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- William Ellsworth Fielding, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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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.
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
1907 · Not for profit elections
The first act prohibiting monetary contributions to political campaigns by major corporations.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Fielden .
English: occasionally from a Middle English survival of Old English felding ‘dweller in the field(s), open country’.
Irish: possibly a variant of McField (see McPhail ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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