Eleanor Fetter

Brief Life History of Eleanor

When Eleanor Fetter was born in 1888, in Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States, her father, William A Fetter, was 25 and her mother, Mary Hengstbeck, was 30. She married Perry Daniel Eyster on 22 May 1912, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 5 September 1961, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 73.

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Family Time Line

Perry Daniel Eyster
1887–1967
Eleanor Fetter
1888–1961
Marriage: 22 May 1912
Eugene Perry Eyster
1914–1985

Sources (6)

  • Ealnor Eyster in household of Perry Eyster, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Eleanore E. Fetter, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"
  • Eleanor E Eyster, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994"

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World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1892 · The Masonic Temple Building

The Masonic Temple Building was a skyscraper built in Chicago and from 1895 to 1920 it was the tallest building in Chicago. The building featured a central court surrounded by shops on nine floors. On top of the shops there were meeting rooms that were also used as theaters. In 1939 the Masonic Temple was demolished, and a Walgreens drug store was erected in its place. 

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

German: variant of Vetter .

Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a fat man, from German fett, Yiddish fet ‘fat’.

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

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