Frank Bowden Florence

Brief Life History of Frank Bowden

When Frank Bowden Florence was born on 2 February 1889, in Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States, his father, Robert Florence, was 37 and his mother, Josephine Collins, was 34. He married Olga Lucille McCracken on 3 October 1929, in Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in McClain, Oklahoma, United States in 1920 and Thomas Township, Johnston, Oklahoma, United States in 1950. He died on 23 February 1951, in Purcell, McClain, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Purcell, McClain, Oklahoma, United States.

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Frank Bowden Florence
1889–1951
Olga Lucille McCracken
1902–1990
Marriage: 3 October 1929
Elizabeth Francile Florence
1940–2018

Sources (12)

  • Frank B Florence, "United States Census, 1950"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Frank Florence - Government record: birth-name: Frank Florence
  • F B Florence, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"

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World Events (8)

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.

1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company

Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.

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: from the personal name Florence, used by both sexes (from Latin masculine Florentius and feminine Florentia, from florens ‘blooming, flowering’ and ultimately from flos, genitive floris ‘flower’). Both Latin names were borne by several early Christian martyrs.

English: habitational name from Florence in Italy, originally named in Latin as Florentia.

French: from the female personal name Florence (see 1 above).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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