Alice Veneita Fryfogle

Brief Life History of Alice Veneita

When Alice Veneita Fryfogle was born on 14 November 1909, in Knox Township, Columbiana, Ohio, United States, her father, Tirzah Fryfogle, was 44 and her mother, Mary Etta Craft, was 42. She married Benjamin Franklin Whetstone on 21 January 1929, in New Cumberland, Hancock, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Kearny, Hudson, New Jersey, United States in 1930. She died on 27 March 1999, in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Lake Carroll Cemetery, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States.

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Benjamin Franklin Whetstone
1905–1936
Alice Veneita Fryfogle
1909–1999
Marriage: 21 January 1929
Ronald Eugene Whetstone
1928–2021

Sources (17)

  • Alice Whetstone in household of John Mckechme, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964
  • Alice Veneita Fryfogle, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

World Events (8)

1910 · The BSA is Made

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

1911

The Standard Oil Company had reached a point of almost complete monopoly, managing over 90% of oil flows in the United States. The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was a large, integrated association that produced, transported, refined, and marketed the product. In 1911, the Supreme Court declared that the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. As a result, it was split into 34 smaller companies.

1933

New Jersey was severely impacted by the Great Depression. In response to the economic woes of the country, President Franklin D Roosevelt issued a series of programs and regulations referred to as the "New Deal". One-tenth of the New Jersey population was already using New Deal programs by 1933.

Name Meaning

Originally a variant of Adelaide , representing an Old French spelling of a reduced form of Germanic Adalheidis. Alice and Adelaide were already regarded as distinct names in English during the medieval period. Alice enjoyed a surge of popularity in the 19th century and periods of favour ever since. It was the name of the central character of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland ( 1865 ) and Through the Looking Glass ( 1872 ), who was based on his child friend Alice Liddell , daughter of the Dean of Christ Church, Oxford.

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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