When William S Follett was born on 26 May 1852, in Kendallville, Wayne Township, Noble, Indiana, United States, his father, Martin Van Buren Follett, was 40 and his mother, Delora Carothers, was 36. He lived in Iowa, United States in 1870 and Lake, Colorado, United States for about 15 years. He died on 4 October 1914, in United States, at the age of 62.
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The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
English (of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French fol(l)et ‘fool, jester’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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