Brief Life History of Frank Eugene
When Frank Eugene Gilbert was born on 23 July 1892, in Leavittsburg, Warren Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States, his father, Eli J. Gilbert, was 39 and his mother, Mary Magdaline Graef, was 38. He married Gertrude Mae Bauman on 10 December 1914, in Trumbull, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Warren Township, Trumbull, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Warren, Kern, California, United States in 1937. He died on 14 September 1937, in Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Warren, Trumbull, Ohio, United States.
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- Franklin U Gilber in household of Eli Gilber, "United States Census, 1910"
- Frank Eugene Gilbert, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Franklin Eugene Gilbert, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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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
English (of Norman origin), French, and German: from the personal name Giselbert, composed of the ancient Germanic elements gīsil ‘pledge, hostage, noble youth’ (see Giesel ) + berht ‘bright, famous’. This personal name enjoyed considerable popularity in England during the Middle Ages, partly as a result of the fame of Saint Gilbert of Sempringham (1085–1189), the founder of the only native English monastic order.
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.
History: The Devon family of Gilbert can be traced to Geoffrey Gilbert (died 1349), who represented Totnes in Parliament in 1326. His descendants included Sir Humphrey Gilbert (died 1583), who discovered Newfoundland. — Étienne Gilbert from Aulnay in Vienne, France, married Marguerite Thibault in Neuville, QC, in 1683. Louis Gilbert dit Comtois from Besançon in Doubs married Anne Jacques in Charlesbourg, QC, in 1722. Pierre Gilbert from Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire in Charente, France, married Marie-Angélique Dufour in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, QC, in 1756. Charles Dupuis dit Gilbert from Rosnay in Indre, France, married Marie-Jeanne Brunet in Sainte-Foy, QC, in 1741.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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