Brief Life History of Forrest William
When Forrest William Fackler was born on 16 July 1909, in Syracuse, Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States, his father, William David Fackler, was 36 and his mother, Addie Louise Baird, was 25. He married Blanch Isabell Culler on 26 September 1931, in Syracuse, Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States. He lived in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, United States for about 9 years and Benton, Benton Township, Elkhart, Indiana, United States in 1950. He died in 1999, in Kosciusko, Indiana, United States, at the age of 90.
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Sources (10)
- Forest Fackle, "United States 1950 Census"
- Forest W Fackler, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Forrest in entry for Blanche I Fackler, "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006"
Spouse and Children
1909–1999 Male
1908–1998 Female
Parents and Siblings
1873–1937 Male
1883–1971 Female
Siblings (5)
1905–1906 Female
1907–1950 Female
1909–1999 Male
1915–1966 Male
1924–2003 Male
World Events (8)
1910 · The BSA is Made
Age 1
1910 · The Mann Act
Age 1
1935 · The FBI is Established
Age 26
Name Meaning
German: occupational name for a torch maker or for someone whose job was to light or carry a torch, from Middle High German vackel ‘torch’ + agent suffix -er; later fackeln took on the meaning of ‘to waver, shilly-shally’, hence a nickname for a wavering, hesitating person.
East German: from a short form of the Slavic personal name Wenceslaw or other Slavic names beginning with Vech- or Vach.
Americanized form of German Fachler, an occupational name for a surveyor of fish pens (see Fecher ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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