Amos Fancher

Brief Life History of Amos

When Amos Fancher was born on 13 September 1856, in Adams Township, Keokuk, Iowa, United States, his father, William Nitzer Fancher, was 64 and his mother, Rebecca Ellen Moore, was 37. He married Dora Stoops on 7 October 1884, in Audubon, Audubon, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 daughters. He lived in Audubon, Iowa, United States in 1905 and Audubon Township, Audubon, Iowa, United States in 1915. He died on 10 December 1919, in Leroy Township, Audubon, Iowa, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Audubon Township, Audubon, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Amos Fancher
1856–1919
Dora Stoops
1856–1944
Marriage: 7 October 1884
Estelle "Stella" Fancher
1885–1991
Myrtle Fancher
1887–1979
Vina Fancher
1889–1983
Ethel M. Fancher
1891–1952
Gladys Fancher
1895–1990
Ada Fancher
1896–1897
Blanche Fancher
1899–1925
Bernice Fancher
1902–1997

Sources (39)

  • Amus Fancher, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Amos Fancher - Individual or family possessions: birth: 13 September 1856; Keokuk, Iowa, United States
  • Amos Fancher, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

World Events (8)

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Altered form of English Fanshaw, which is perhaps a habitational name from Fanshaw Gate in Holmesfield (Derbyshire), which is recorded as le Faunchallegatehede in 1456 and Fawnchallegate in 1472. However, this place may take its name from a surname such as Faunchall or Fanshaw, and not the other way about.

In some cases possibly also an altered form of French Fanger .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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