Brief Life History of Frank Elmer
When Frank Elmer Chichester was born on 30 March 1861, in Marshalltown, Marshall, Iowa, United States, his father, James Pine Chichester, was 33 and his mother, Mary Melissa Entrekin, was 23. He married Amanda Alice Barrett on 14 February 1889. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Huntsville, Columbia, Washington, United States for about 10 years and Huntsville Election Precinct, Columbia, Washington, United States in 1940. He died on 17 December 1945, in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Waitsburg, Walla Walla, Washington, United States.
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- Frank E Chichester in household of James P Chichester, "United States Census, 1880"
- Frank E Chichester, "Washington, County Death Registers, 1881-1979"
- F E Chichester in entry for Harry G Ford and Gladys Chichester, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1880
Historical information: 1880: Columbia, Washington Territory, United States 1889: Columbia, Washington, United States
1884 · There is now a Capital Building
The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from the city of Chichester in Sussex, probably named with the Old English personal name Cissa + Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort’. (Cissa is attested as the name of a historical person; it is of uncertain etymology.) Alternatively, the first element may be an Old English word cisse ‘gravelly feature’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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