Frank Ference Koteles

Male6 December 1913–12 October 1962

Brief Life History of Frank Ference

When Frank Ference Koteles was born on 6 December 1913, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Imre Emerik James Koteles, was 34 and his mother, Ava Katherine Maricz, was 29. He lived in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States in 1920. He died on 12 October 1962, at the age of 48, and was buried in Westland, Wayne, Michigan, United States.

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Frank Ference Koteles
1913–1962
Belva Fae Hurd
1926–2005

Sources (3)

  • Frank Koteles in household of Marian Koteles, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Frank Koteles, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Frank Koteles in household of James Koteles, "United States Census, 1920"

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World Events (8)

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Age 3

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

1917 · The Cleveland Metro Parks

Age 4

The vision of the Cleveland Metropolitan Park came from William Albert Stinchcomb when he was appointed chief engineer of the City Parks Department. The Parks are a system of nature preserved parks encircling the city. It is unofficially referred to as the Emerald Necklace, because of the ring of green around the city. It is home to over 300 miles of trails as well as nature education centers, golf courses, and a zoo. Today the site gets over 18 million visitors a year with varying amenities and geographical features.

1927

Age 14

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

Hungarian (Köteles):

occupational name for a ropemaker, from kötél ‘rope’.

possibly a nickname forsomeone with some particular moral or legal obligation, fromköteles ‘obliged’ (a derivative of kötél‘rope’).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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