Fredrick Archibald "Archie" Dempster

Brief Life History of Fredrick Archibald "Archie"

When Fredrick Archibald "Archie" Dempster was born on 2 May 1888, in Fayette, Iowa, United States, his father, James Buchanan Dempster, was 31 and his mother, Sarah E Gray, was 26. He married Blanche May Fogle on 11 March 1925, in Manchester, Delaware, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Quasqueton, Buchanan, Iowa, United States in 1935 and Iowa Township, Dubuque, Iowa, United States in 1940. He died on 5 October 1956, in Jackson, Iowa, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Thorpe Union Cemetery, Thorpe, Delaware, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Fredrick Archibald "Archie" Dempster
1888–1956
Blanche May Fogle
1896–1970
Marriage: 11 March 1925
Minnie Irene Dempster
1926–1992
Ella Dempster
1940–
Sarah Elizabeth Dempster
1928–2000
Mable May Dempster
1930–1998
Janet Colline Dempster
1933–2002
James Archibald Dempster
1935–2003

Sources (27)

  • Fred Dempster, "United States Census, 1940"
  • F A Dumpster, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
  • Fred Archie Dempster, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

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Name Meaning

English, Manx, and Scottish: occupational name for a judge or arbiter of minor disputes, from Middle English demester(e) ‘judge’. Although this was originally a feminine form of the masculine dēmere (see Deamer ), by the Middle English period the suffix -stre had lost its feminine force, and the term was used of both sexes. The surname is not common in England, where the term was early replaced by Anglo-Norman French juge (see Judge ), but relatively frequent in Scotland, where until 1747 every laird of a barony could have certain offenses within his territory tried by his dempster, and on the Isle of Man, where deemsters also played an important part in the administration of justice.

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

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The History of Fred Dempster (1888-1956)

Son of James Buchanan Dempster & Sarah Gray. Suggested edit: Obituary published in Manchester Democrat Radio on Tuesday, October 9th, 1956 Title: Services Monday for F. Dempster, Littleport Resident …

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