Brief Life History of Mabel Hulda
Mabel Hulda Frantz was born on 12 February 1913, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States as the daughter of Henry A. Frantz. She married Norman Frank Dressler on 13 July 1929, in Port Trevorton, Union Township, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 3 August 1978, in Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Mabel H Dressler in household of Henry U Frantz, "United States Census, 1930"
- Mabel H Frantz in entry for Carson Dressler, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
- Mabel H Dressler in household of Norman F Dressler, "United States Census, 1940"
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1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
1917
U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.
1931
The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.
Name Meaning
German: variant of Franz and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. This form of the surname is also found in France (mainly Alsace and Lorraine).
Americanized or Germanized form of Polish, Czech, or Slovak Franc 2, Slovenian or Croatian Franc 3.
History: Between 1721 and 1780 over 30 families named Frantz came to America. The first three immigrants were born at St. Jacob near Basel, Switzerland. — This surname (see 1 above) is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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