Brief Life History of Frederick
When Frederick Graham was born on 1 May 1884, in Carroll, Indiana, United States, his father, George W Graham, was 26 and his mother, Eliza Jane Cloud, was 21. He married Nancy Ellen Fuller on 1 May 1905, in Tipton, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, United States in 1900. He died on 25 February 1976, in Fresno, Fresno, California, United States, at the age of 91.
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- Fred Graham, "United States Census, 1930"
- Fred Graham, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Fred Graham, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Graham (as well as Grantham, Grandham, and Granham). See also Grantham .
Irish (especially Ulster): in Ireland Graham is generally the Scottish name, but it has additionally been adopted as an Anglicized form of both Ó Creacháin (see Crehan ) and Ó Gormghaile (see Gormley ).
History: The surname Graham was taken to Scotland at the beginning of the 12th century by the Norman baron William de Graham, holder of the manor of Grantham in Lincolnshire, from whom many if not all modern bearers are probably descended. The chief of Clan Graham is the Duke of Montrose.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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