William James Fanger

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 James Fanger
1894–1944
Beatrice Cecelia Missey
1897–1934
Marriage: 24 April 1916
Frank Fanger
1917–1918
Thomas Arthur Fanger
1920–1998
Harry Joseph Fanger
1922–1964
Evelin M Fanger
1925–1996
Rosemary C. Fanger
1926–2005
Alma G Louise Fanger
1929–1999
Dr. Richard Donald Fanger Ott
1933–2018

Sources (18)

  • 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"

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.

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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