Brief Life History of Frank Earl
When Frank Earl Pitchford was born on 3 August 1888, in Christian, Illinois, United States, his father, Rufus Pitchford, was 45 and his mother, Laura Frances Smith, was 40. He married Clara May Ware on 11 March 1911, in Louisville, Clay, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1935 and Louisville Township, Clay, Illinois, United States in 1940. He died in 1954, in Clay, Illinois, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Louisville, Clay, Illinois, United States.
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- Frank Pitchford in household of Laura Pitchford, "United States Census, 1910"
- Frank Earl Pitchard, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
- Frank E Pitchford, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
English (West Midlands): habitational name from Pitchford in Shropshire; the name is derived from Old English pic ‘pitch, resin’ + ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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