Brief Life History of Frank
Frank Fussell was born in September 1852, in Florida, United States. He married Sarah Ann Dees on 10 April 1873, in Manatee, Florida, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Manatee, Florida, United States in 1880. He died in Lee, Florida, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Frank P Tussel, "United States Census, 1880"
- Frank Fussel, "Florida, Marriages, 1830-1993"
- Personal knowledge of Matilda America Lamb Fussell (Daughter-in-law)(deceased)
Spouse and Children
World Events (8)
1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Manatee, Florida, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English fusil ‘fusil, heraldic bearing originally representing a spindle’ (Old French fuisil ‘spindle’), or perhaps from a Middle English fusil ‘casting, a fire-steel for a tinderbox’ (Old French fusil, fuisil).
English: habitational name from Furzehill in Lynton or Furze Hill in Sidbury (both Devon), or from Forest Hill (Oxfordshire), Furzehill Farm in Potterne (Wiltshire), or Fossil Farm (Dorset).
Americanized form of German Füssel (or some other similar, like-sounding surname), a diminutive of Fuss .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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