William Franklin Dimmitt

Brief Life History of William Franklin

When William Franklin Dimmitt was born on 29 August 1877, in Adair, Missouri, United States, his father, John Franklin Dimmitt, was 26 and his mother, Sarah E. Blakely, was 18. He married Stella Pearl Stewart on 17 October 1899, in Adair, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Liberty Township, Adair, Missouri, United States for about 50 years. He died on 14 November 1944, in Adair, Missouri, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Ringo Point, Adair, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Franklin Dimmitt
1877–1944
Stella Pearl Stewart
1880–1931
Marriage: 17 October 1899
Elva Mae Dimmitt
1904–1906
Oral Cecil Dimmit
1906–1963
Lelah Opal Dimmitt
1911–1999
Delmar Floyd Dimmitt
1914–1997
Arthur Earl Dimmitt
1919–1974

Sources (10)

  • William F Dimitt in household of John Dimitt, "United States Census, 1880"
  • W F Dimmitt, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • William Franklin Dimmitt, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

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.

Name Meaning

English: perhaps an altered form of Dimmick .

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

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