Carrie Belle Frankeberger

FemaleDecember 1876–16 November 1901

Brief Life History of Carrie Belle

When Carrie Belle Frankeberger was born in December 1876, in Ellsworth, McLean, Illinois, United States, her father, John Milton Frankeberger, was 24 and her mother, Mary Agnes Richardson, was 22. She married Charles A. Ray on 28 May 1894, in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Padua, McLean, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Dawson Township, McLean, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 16 November 1901, in Independence, Le Flore, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 24.

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Family Time Line

Charles A. Ray
1871–1949
Carrie Belle Frankeberger
1876–1901
Marriage: 28 May 1894
Floyd Ray
1897–1901
Russell J Ray
1898–1969
Florence Ray
1900–1993

Sources (11)

  • Carrie Ray in household of Chas Ray, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Carrie Frankeberger, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • Carrie Frankenberger Ray in entry for Florence R Lee, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    28 May 1894Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

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    World Events (8)

    1877 · The First Workers Strike

    Age 1

    The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 5

    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.

    1885 · The First Skyscraper

    Age 9

    The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: German Florian, Gerd, Joerg.

    German or Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from Frankenberg (see Frankenberg ).

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

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