Frank Rector
20 July 1865–
Webster Township, Webster, Iowa, United States
The Life Summary of Frank
When Frank Rector was born on 20 July 1865, in Webster Township, Webster, Iowa, United States, his father, Noah Rector, was 44 and his mother, Sarah Jane Scott, was 40. He married Pearl Shaw on 21 March 1906, in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. He lived in Iowa, United States in 1870.
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Family Time Line
Frank Rector
1865–
Pearl Shaw
1882–
Marriage: 21 March 1906
Spouse and Children
1865–Male
1882–Female
Parents and Siblings
1821–1891Male
1825–1905Female
Siblings
(7)
1854–1935Male
1859–1867Male
1859–1868Male
1862–1939Female
1864–1943Male
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World Events (8)
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 1
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 1
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
Age 2
1867 · The Burtis Opera House
Age 2
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 31
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 31
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
1 German and Dutch: status name for the director of an institution, in particular the head of a religious house or a college.2 Americanized form of German Richter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Richter
Sources (3)
- Frank Rector, "United States Census, 1900"
- Franklin M Rector in household of Noah Rector, "United States Census, 1870"
- Frank Rector, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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