Frank Wood Gilman

Maleabout March 1883–April 1966

Brief Life History of Frank Wood

When Frank Wood Gilman was born about March 1883, in Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, United States, his father, George Almond Gilman, was 28 and his mother, Anna Belle Knopfli, was 21. He married Winifred Louise Bentley about 1909, in Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Wisconsin, United States in 1966. He died in April 1966, at the age of 83, and was buried in Beloit, Rock, Wisconsin, United States.

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Family Time Line

Frank Wood Gilman
1883–1966
Winifred Louise Bentley
1885–1968
Marriage: about 1909
Fred B. Gilman
1910–

Sources (12)

  • Frank W Gilman, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Frank W. Gilman - Government record: birth-name: Frank W. Gilman
  • Frank Wood Gilman, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1909Illinois, United States
  • Children (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1886

    Age 3

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

    Age 3

    The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.

    1906 · Saving Food Labels

    Age 23

    The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

    Name Meaning

    English: from a personal name, Old French Guillemin, Anglo-Norman French Willemin, pet forms of Guillelmes, Guillaumes, and Willelmes (see William ).

    Altered form of German Gillmann (see Gillman ).

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

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