Phoebe Lois Gage

Brief Life History of Phoebe Lois

When Phoebe Lois Gage was born on 11 February 1873, in Iowa, United States, her father, James Davis Gage, was 41 and her mother, Cornelia Moore Bates, was 39. She married Frederick A. Griffing on 2 May 1894. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Union Township, Jackson, Iowa, United States in 1885 and Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. She died on 10 February 1941, in Elmhurst, DuPage, Illinois, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Elmhurst, DuPage, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frederick A. Griffing
1864–
Phoebe Lois Gage
1873–1941
Marriage: 2 May 1894
Hattie Harrison
1891–
Helen Marjorie Griffing
1896–1976
Alston Gage Griffing
1901–1956

Sources (16)

  • Phoebe Greffing in household of Fred Greffing, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Phoebe L. Griffing, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Phebe F. Gage, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

World Events (8)

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.

1885 · The World's First Skyscraper

The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.

1892 · The Masonic Temple Building

The Masonic Temple Building was a skyscraper built in Chicago and from 1895 to 1920 it was the tallest building in Chicago. The building featured a central court surrounded by shops on nine floors. On top of the shops there were meeting rooms that were also used as theaters. In 1939 the Masonic Temple was demolished, and a Walgreens drug store was erected in its place. 

Name Meaning

English: perhaps from Middle English gage, gauge ‘fixed measure’ (Old French gauge), probably applied as a metonymic occupational name for an assayer, an official who was in charge of checking weights and measures.

English and French: from Middle English, Old French gage ‘pledge, surety’ (against which money was lent), and therefore a metonymic occupational name for a moneylender or usurer.

English: variant of Geach, an unexplained name common in Cornwall.

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

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