Brief Life History of William James
When William James Fossey was born on 29 October 1883, in Nickerson, Reno, Kansas, United States, his father, Jonah Fossey, was 32 and his mother, Mary Ann Johnson, was 32. He married Edith M Anderson on 18 September 1915, in Harper, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Harper, Oklahoma, United States in 1920 and Buffalo Township, Harper, Oklahoma, United States in 1950. He died on 30 April 1975, in Buffalo, Harper, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Buffalo, Harper, Oklahoma, United States.
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- William Fossey, "United States Census, 1920"
- William J Forsey, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
- W J Fossey, "Oklahoma, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1889
The Oklahoma Land Run on April 22, 1889, was the first land rush, or land opened for settlement on a first-come basis, opened to the Unassigned Lands. The land rush lured approximately 50,000 people, saddled with their fastest horses, looking to claim their piece of the newly available two million acres. The requirements included the settler to live and improve on their 160 acres for five years in order to receive the title. Choice land tempted people to hide out and get an early lead on their claim. These people became known as “sooners.” It is estimated that eleven thousand homesteads were claimed. Oklahoma Historical Society - Land Run of 1889
1907
Oklahoma is the 46th state.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Fotsey, a lost place in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, recorded in 969 as Foteseige and in 1247 as Foteseye, perhaps from an Old English personal name Fōt + ēg ‘island, dry land in marsh’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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