Brief Life History of Isaac
When Isaac Franks was born on 15 March 1811, in Virginia, United States, his father, Henry Franks, was 30 and his mother, Katharina Nigh, was 22. He married Hannah Elizabeth Wade on 27 December 1829, in Muskingum, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Washington Township, Muskingum, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died on 7 May 1893, in Muscatine, Iowa, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Muscatine, Iowa, United States.
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- Isaac Frank, "United States Census, 1860"
- Isaac Franks, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Isaac Franks, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic from Frank .
English: perhaps sometimes a variant of Frankish, an ethnic name from Middle English frankys ‘French, Frenchman’ (Old English frencisc), for someone from France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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