Brief Life History of Frances Folsom Ankey
When Frances Folsom Ankey was born on 4 February 1895, in Guss, Taylor, Iowa, United States, her father, Charles Enoch Ankeny, was 26 and her mother, Almena Lower, was 21. She married William Edgar Phillips on 27 October 1913, in Bedford, Taylor, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Red Oak, Montgomery, Iowa, United States in 1930 and Red Oak Township, Montgomery, Iowa, United States in 1940. She died on 26 November 1980, in Creston, Union, Iowa, United States, at the age of 85.
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- Fran*s Phillips, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
- Frances Folson Ankeny, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
- Francis Ankeny, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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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.
1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
Name Meaning
Feminine form of Francis . In the 16th century the two spellings were used indiscriminately for both sexes, the distinction in spelling not being established until the 17th century.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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