Frances "Fannie" Preston Cluck

Brief Life History of Frances "Fannie" Preston

When Frances "Fannie" Preston Cluck was born on 28 March 1856, in Wilson, Tennessee, United States, her father, James Longacre Cluck, was 38 and her mother, Rachel Robertson, was 37. She married John Lester Knight on 3 November 1880, in Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 1, Tom Green, Texas, United States in 1940. She died on 25 July 1943, in Tarrant, Texas, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Lester Knight
1852–1915
Frances "Fannie" Preston Cluck
1856–1943
Marriage: 3 November 1880
Fannie Lessie Knight
1881–1927
Annie Vera Knight
1883–1921
Pearl W. Knight
1889–1954
Charles Roscoe Knight
1892–1952

Sources (19)

  • Fannie Cluck in household of James Cluck, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Fannie P Cluck, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Fannie P Knight, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (8)

1862 · Battle of Shiloh

The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway

Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Kluck and Polish or Czech Kluk .

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

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