Brief Life History of Amos Franklin
When Amos Franklin Chancy was born on 1 March 1877, in Hamilton, Texas, United States, his father, William Amos Chancey, was 53 and his mother, Sarah Lou Green, was 27. He married Sarah Hester Moore on 27 August 1910, in Coryell, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 1, Coryell, Texas, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 4, Coryell, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 28 March 1943, in Coryell, Texas, United States, at the age of 66.
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Sources (15)
- Amos F Chancy, "United States Census, 1940"
- Amos Chancey, "Texas, County Marriage Records, 1837-1965"
- Amos Franklin Chaney, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
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World Events (8)
1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French/Haitian Altagrace, Edouard, Francois, Georges, Jacques, Marie Claude, Pierre.
French: habitational name, most probably from a placename derived from a Gallo-Roman estate named with the personal name Cantius + the locative suffix -acum. This surname is also found in Haiti.
Altered form of English Chancey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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