John Walter Fender

Brief Life History of John Walter

When John Walter Fender was born on 14 December 1883, in Whitehead, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States, his father, Thomas Allen Fender, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Jane Wagoner, was 24. He lived in Whitehead Township, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States in 1900. He died on 28 January 1902, in Whitehead, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 18, and was buried in Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Whitehead, Alleghany, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Allen Fender
1856–1948
Sarah Jane Wagoner
1859–1940
William Arthur Fender
1878–1958
John Walter Fender
1883–1902
Myrtle Fender
1887–1939
Sarah Ethel Fender
1898–1985

Sources (2)

  • John W Fender in household of Thomas A Fender, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Walter Fender, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.

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.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English or Scots fender, fendour ‘defender, protector’.

South German: from Alemannic Venner ‘flag bearer, ensign’ or Fähndrich, which has the same meaning (see Fenrich ).

South German: variant of Fendler .

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

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