Philip Franklin Fetters

Brief Life History of Philip Franklin

When Philip Franklin Fetters was born about 1838, in Ohio, United States, his father, Jacob Fetters, was 24 and his mother, Anna Catherine Weaver, was 34. He married Saphronia Crouch on 4 October 1860, in Mercer, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Union Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States in 1880. He died on 7 November 1886, in Huntington, Indiana, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Huntington, Huntington Township, Huntington, Indiana, United States.

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Philip Franklin Fetters
about 1838–1886
Saphronia Crouch
1836–1912
Marriage: 4 October 1860
Emily Jane Fetters
1861–1923
George W Fetters
1880–1880
Edwin R B Fetters
1864–
Charles Andrew Fetters
1866–1867
Ida Melissa "Eliza" Fetters
1869–1954
De Etta Fetters
1872–1910
Arcana Daisy Fetters
1875–1918
Hiram Londia Fetters
1880–1916

Sources (33)

  • Frank Fetters, "United States, Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Franklin Fetters - Government record: Census record: birth: about 1838; Ohio, United States
  • Franklin Fetters, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (8)

1837

Historical Boundaries 1837: Jay, Indiana, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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.

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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