Brief Life History of Franklin Benjamin
When Franklin Benjamin Willbur was born on 11 June 1886, in Union Township, Branch, Michigan, United States, his father, Samuel Abner Wilbur, was 46 and his mother, Grace R Haymaker, was 37. He married Sarah Agnes Tanner on 25 September 1911, in Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Pennfield, Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Calhoun, Michigan, United States in 1920. He died on 18 October 1939, in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Hicks Cemetery, Pennfield Township, Calhoun, Michigan, United States.
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- Frank Wilbur, "United States Census, 1930"
- Frank Wilbur, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Frank B Willbur, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1887 · The Bagley Memorial Fountain
The Bagley Memorial Fountain was erected in 1887 with funds from the estate of John Judson Bagley. Bagley's will ordered the construction of the drinking fountain which would provide the people of Detroit "water cold and pure as the coldest mountain stream." H.H. Richards was the architect for the Romanesque-style, pink granite, lionhead fountain. It is engraved with the words, "TESTAMENTARY GIFT FOR THE PEOPLE FROM JOHN JUDSON BAGLEY A.D. MDCCCLXXXVII".
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.
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
Name Meaning
English (Durham): variant of Wilburn . This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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