Brief Life History of Frederick Bennett
When Frederick Bennett Taber was born on 26 April 1859, in Port Washington, Ozaukee, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Jethro Bennett Taber, was 28 and his mother, Catherine Jamina Wood, was 31. He married Susan Mary Bartlett on 21 September 1887, in Howard, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States for about 10 years and Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1930. He died on 23 December 1931, in Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 72.
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- Frederik B Tabor, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
- Frederic B Taber, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Fred B. Gaber, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
English (Essex): variant of Tabor .
Polish: from the ancient Germanic personal name Dagobert (from Old High German tac ‘day’ + berht ‘bright’); compare German Tabbert 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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