Brief Life History of Zella Vonola
When Zella Vonola Fairbanks was born on 8 November 1900, in Annabella, Sevier, Utah, United States, her father, Ralph Jacobus Fairbanks, was 42 and her mother, Celestia Adelaide Johnson, was 39. She married Alexander Revard Modine on 9 August 1918. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 19 May 1995, in Bethel, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 94, and was buried in Bethel, Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.
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- Vonola Modene in household of Alex R Modene, "United States Census, 1920"
- Vonola Fairbanks, "Nevada County Marriages, 1862-1993"
- Zella Wall, "Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001"
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World Events (8)
1901 · Assassination of Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1901 · The Daughters of Utah Pioneers
The Daughters of Utah Pioneers was organized by Annie Taylor Hyde after she invited a group of fifty-four women to her home to find ways to recognize names and achievements of the men, women and children who were the pioneers. They followed the lead of other national lineage societies, such as the Daughters of the American Revolution. They were legally incorporated in 1925.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
habitational name from Fair Banks in Derbyshire or any of various other minor places so called.
variant of Fairbank , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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