Frank Ray Miskimens

Brief Life History of Frank Ray

When Frank Ray Miskimens was born on 30 December 1892, in Roscoe, Coshocton, Ohio, United States, his father, Jackson Miskimmins, was 70 and his mother, Melissa Fortune, was 37. He lived in Ohio, United States in 1944 and Barberton, Summit, Ohio, United States in 1944. He died on 24 September 1944, at the age of 51, and was buried in Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States.

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Frank Ray Miskimens
1892–1944
Mary Luna Rush
1885–1972

Sources (6)

  • Frank R Miskimen, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Frank Ray Miskimen, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Frank Ray Miskimem, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

Northen Irish: from the Galloway (Scotland) name MacSkimming, a patronymic from an unidentified personal name.

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

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