Brief Life History of Asa Worvic
When Asa Worvic Fanning was born on 11 November 1850, in Illinois, United States, his father, Charles Fanning, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Roberts, was 29. He married Ellen Ella Lyons on 25 January 1874, in Atchison, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Goebel Township, Oregon, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Piney Township, Oregon, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. He died on 18 March 1937, in Oregon, Missouri, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Alton, Oregon, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Asa Fanning in household of Chas Fanning, "United States Census, 1870"
- Asa Worvic Fanning, "Find A Grave Index"
- A W Fanning, "United States Census, 1910"
Spouse and Children
1850–1937 Male
1850–1902 Female
Children (6)
1875–1932 Female
1876–1950 Female
1879–1879 Female
1880–1952 Male
1883–1963 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1820–1879 Male
1822–1850 Female
Siblings (1)
1850–1937 Male
World Events (8)
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
Age 6
1863
Age 13
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 25
Name Meaning
English: variant of Fenning .
Irish: from Ó Fionnáin ‘descendant of Fionnán’, a diminutive of Finn (see Fannin ). It is also a variant of the name of a Norman family in Munster, otherwise called Panin (a diminutive of Pagan ), Gaelicized as Fainín. The family was located at Fanningstown, formerly Ballyfanning, Limerick. Compare Fagan 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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