Brief Life History of William James
When William James Fanger was born in May 1894, in Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, United States, his father, Frank Christian Fanger, was 28 and his mother, Ella S. Odell, was 28. He married Beatrice Cecelia Missey on 24 April 1916, in Iron, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1935 and Sherrill Township, Texas, Missouri, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 5 November 1944, in Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski, Missouri, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.
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- William Fanger in household of Mary Fanger, "United States Census, 1910"
- Wm. J. Fanger, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
- William Fanger, "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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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.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
German (also Fänger) and Swiss German: occupational name for a trapper, from an agent derivative of fangen ‘to catch’.
German: habitational name for someone from any of various places called Fang, or a topographic name from Fang ‘enclosure’ for someone who lives in such an area.
French: topographic name derived from Old French fange ‘mud, mire’ (from Old Occitan fanga). This surname is very rare in France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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