Brief Life History of Francis Marion "Frank"
When Francis Marion "Frank" Obert was born on 21 September 1846, in Wyocena, Columbia, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Henry Francis Obert Jr, was 27 and his mother, Arvilla Ann Carpenter, was 26. He married Mary Elvira Adams on 2 July 1865, in Star Valley, Crawford, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Erina Election Precinct, Garfield, Nebraska, United States in 1900 and Midvale Township, Garfield, Nebraska, United States for about 10 years. He died on 19 July 1929, in Hanford, Kings, California, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Hanford Cemetery, Hanford, Kings, California, United States.
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- Francis Obert, "United States Census, 1870"
- Family Data Collection - Births
- Francis M. Obert, "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930"
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1848 · The California Gold Rush
On January 24, 1848, gold was found at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California, which began the California gold rush. In December of that same year, U.S. President James Polk announced the news to Congress. The news of gold lured thousands of “forty-niners” seeking fortune to California during 1849. Approximately 300,000 people relocated to California from all over the world during the gold rush years. It is estimated that the mined gold was worth tens of billions in today’s U.S. dollars.
1856
Histrical Boundaries: 1856: Fresno, California, United States
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
German and French (northern and Alsace); Hungarian (also Óbert): from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with ōd ‘possession’ + berht ‘bright, famous’. Alternatively, a variant of Albert (compare 2 and 3 below). Compare also Obrecht .
German: altered form of French Aubert . It is of Huguenot origin.
French (northern and Alsace): variant of Aubert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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