Brief Life History of Franklin Aldon
When Franklin Aldon Herman was born on 30 January 1862, in Michigan, United States, his father, Alden B Herman, was 38 and his mother, Mary Jane Quick, was 19. He married Florence Elizabeth Shinn from January 1881 to December 1881. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 24 December 1914, in Buchanan, Berrien, Michigan, United States, at the age of 52.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Franklin Herman in household of Allen R Herman, "United States Census, 1870"
- Frank Aldon Herman, "Find A Grave Index"
- Frank Herman in entry for Myrth M. Herman, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
Spouse and Children
1862–1914 Male
1865–1950 Female
Children (3)
1883–1966 Female
1884– Female
1886–1952 Male
Parents and Siblings
1824–1904 Male
1843– Female
Siblings (3)
1862–1914 Male
1864– Male
1872–1948 Male
World Events (8)
1863
Age 1
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 1
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 14
Name Meaning
English, French, Walloon, Dutch, Flemish, Hungarian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, and Croatian: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements heri, hari ‘army’ + man ‘man’. Compare Harman 5.
Americanized form of German Hermann , a cognate of 1 above.
English: perhaps a shortened form of Herniman, a topographic name for a ‘dweller (in a) nook or corner of land’, from Middle English herne, hirne, hurne + man. See also Hearn .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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