Brief Life History of Joseph John
When Joseph John Fettes was born on 27 April 1875, in Union, Glynn, Georgia, United States, his father, Augustus Nicholas Fettes, was 28 and his mother, Augusta Josephine Margaretha Koch, was 21. He married Sarah Rose Shores on 15 December 1904, in Antonito, Conejos, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in West Union, Fayette, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Election Precinct 11 Antonito, Conejos, Colorado, United States in 1910. He died in 1961, in Antonito, Conejos, Colorado, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Antonito, Conejos, Colorado, United States.
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- Joseph J Felts, "United States Census, 1910"
- Joseph John Fettes, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- J J Fettes, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
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World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
1881
Historical Boundaries: 1881: Conejos, Colorado, United States
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: nickname from Middle English fetis, fetice ‘neat, elegant, handsome’ (Anglo-Norman French fetiz). Compare Fett .
German: probably a dialect nickname for a fat person derived from Fett ‘fat’ + -es, a Rhenish dialect suffix with a humorous overtone.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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