Brief Life History of Oscar Dunreath
When Oscar Dunreath Fletcher was born in 1858, in Heanor, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Jasper Fletcher, was 33 and his mother, Mary Ann Limb, was 30. He lived in Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. He died on 22 March 1943, in Tonopah, Nye, Nevada, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (3)
- Osker Dunseath Fletcher in household of Jasper Fletcher, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Legacy NFS Source: Oscar Fletcher - Individual or family possessions: Photographs: birth-name: Oscar Fletcher
- Oscar Fletcher, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1864
Historical Boundaries: 1864: Nye, Nevada Territory, United States 1865: Nye, Nevada, United States
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: occupational name for an arrowsmith, from Middle English fleccher, Old French flechier, flecher ‘fletcher’, for someone who made or sold arrows for bows. This surname has sometimes been confused with Flesher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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