Brief Life History of Eva
When Eva Frey was born on 21 July 1879, in Goessel, Marion, Kansas, United States, her father, Jacob Frey, was 35 and her mother, Eva Wedel, was 29. She married Jakob Franz on 18 April 1902, in Harvey, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Pleasant Township, Harvey, Kansas, United States in 1930 and Newton Township, Harvey, Kansas, United States in 1940. She died on 22 October 1950, in Newton, Harvey, Kansas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Newton, Harvey, Kansas, United States.
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- Eva Franz in household of J J Franz, "Kansas State Census, 1925"
- Eva Frey, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
- Eva Frey Franz, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1890
Historical Boundaries: 1890: Marion, Kansas, United States
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
Swiss German and German: status name for a free man, as opposed to a bondsman or serf, in the feudal system, from Middle High German vrī ‘free, independent’. This surname is also found in Hungary, Poland, and especially in France (Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Free and Frei .
English: variant of Fray .
History: This surname (see 1 above) is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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