John Franklin Fetters

Brief Life History of John Franklin

When John Franklin Fetters was born on 5 August 1856, in Wayne, Ohio, United States, his father, Samuel Fetters, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Kimmel, was 24. He married Mary E. Dennis on 13 March 1885. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Blakeslee, Florence Township, Williams, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Florence Township, Williams, Ohio, United States in 1910. He died on 9 July 1926, in Vernon Township, Isabella, Michigan, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Cherry Grove Cemetery, Clare, Clare, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Franklin Fetters
1856–1926
Mary E. Dennis
1867–1935
Marriage: 13 March 1885
Elmer J. Fetters
1886–1960
Alice M Fetters
1887–1964
Frank William Fetters
1890–1972
Beulah E Fetters
1892–1930
Ida Fetters
1894–1980
Cora Fetters
1897–1971
Mable Fetters
1901–

Sources (33)

  • John Fetters in household of Samuel Fetters, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John F Fetters - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: John F Fetters
  • John F. Fetters, "Michigan, Marriages, 1822-1995"

World Events (8)

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

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

English: nickname for a cheat, from Middle English, Anglo-French faitour ‘imposter, cheat’, a specialized sense of Old French faitor ‘doer, maker’.

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

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