Henry Vincent Flick

Brief Life History of Henry Vincent

When Henry Vincent Flick was born on 9 December 1865, in Ripley, Indiana, United States, his father, Valentine Flick, was 31 and his mother, Salome "Sallie" Scheit, was 27. He married Lena Virginia Brownfield about 1887. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Harrison Township, Howard, Indiana, United States in 1880 and Big Hill Township, Osage, Oklahoma, United States in 1910. He died on 20 October 1918, in River Township, Blaine, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 52.

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Family Time Line

Henry Vincent Flick
1865–1918
Lena Virginia Brownfield
1869–1950
Marriage: about 1887
George Warren Flick
1888–1924
Robert Henry Flick
1890–1952
Nina Isaphine Flick
1892–1956
Hugh Stephen Flick
1894–1974
Otis Albert Flick
1898–1928
Cecil Chester Flick
1900–1977

Sources (11)

  • Henry Flick in household of Valentine Flick, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Henry Flick in entry for George Flick, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Henry Flick in household of Robert Duncan, "United States Census, 1880"

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1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

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This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

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Name Meaning

German: nickname for a quick and lively person from Middle High German vlücke ‘awake, bright, energetic’.

German: occupational name for a person who repairs things, mends clothes, from Middle High German vlicken ‘to repair’.

English: variant of Fleck 2, or possibly from a Middle English Flik, a survival of the Old Norse male personal name Flíkr, but evidence is lacking.

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

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