Frank August Schlachter

Brief Life History of Frank August

When Frank August Schlachter was born on 22 March 1875, in Dubois, Indiana, United States, his father, John Schlachter, was 30 and his mother, Louisa Drach, was 30. He married Rosalia Oser on 16 April 1907, in Ferdinand, Ferdinand Township, Dubois, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Ferdinand Township, Dubois, Indiana, United States in 1940 and Evansville, Knight Township, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States in 1940. He died on 14 February 1949, in Huntingburg, Patoka Township, Dubois, Indiana, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Saint Ferdinand Catholic Cemetery, Ferdinand, Ferdinand Township, Dubois, Indiana, United States.

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Frank August Schlachter
1875–1949
Rosalia Oser
1883–1958
Marriage: 16 April 1907
Helen M Schlachter
1908–1924
Emil J Schlachter
1909–1972
Alfred August Schlachter
1915–1915
Wilfred Joseph Schlachter
1918–2005

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  • Frank Schlachtar in household of John Schlachtar, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Frank August Schlachter - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Frank August Schlachter
  • Frank A Slaughter, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn

An armed conflict between the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry of the US Army. The battle was the most significant action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

Name Meaning

North German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (also Schlächter): occupational name for a slaughterer of animals, from Middle Low German slachtere, slechter, German Schlachter ‘slaughterer, butcher'.

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

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