Brief Life History of Billy Frank
When Billy Frank Foster was born on 17 October 1926, in Virden, Hidalgo, New Mexico, United States, his father, James Lafyette Foster, was 32 and his mother, Josephine Pace, was 31. He lived in Orosi, Tulare, California, United States in 1950 and Thatcher, Graham, Arizona, United States in 2003. He died on 25 April 2003, in Safford, Graham, Arizona, United States, at the age of 76.
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Sources (11)
- Bill F Foster, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Billy Frank Foster - Published information: birth-name: Billy Frank Foster
- Bill Frank Foster, "California, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1930 · Carlsbad Caverns Established
Carlsbad Caverns in Carlsbad, New Mexico, became a National Park on May 14, 1930. Tourists can explore the caverns through guided and self-guided tours. In the 1960's, an amphitheater opened and started where tourists can sit and watch as the bats exit the cave for the night. The only part of the caverns that is off limits to tourists is where the bats come out.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Forster ‘worker in a forest’.
English: perhaps a nickname from Middle English foster ‘foster parent’ (Old English fōstre, a derivative of fōstrian ‘to nourish or rear’). But other explanations are equally or more likely.
English: from Old French forcetier ‘maker of scissors’; see Forster 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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