Brief Life History of Frank Donald
When Frank Donald Irving Jr was born on 9 June 1904, in New Hanover, North Carolina, United States, his father, Frank Donald Irving Sr, was 22 and his mother, Mary Ethra Saunders, was 19. He married Minnie Lee Stutts on 4 June 1932, in Colbert, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States in 1930 and Asheville Township, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States in 1940. He died on 8 December 1985, in Fletcher, Henderson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States.
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- Donald Irving in household of F W Irving, "United States Census, 1940"
- F Donald Irving, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Frank Donald Jr. Irving, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"
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1906 · Saving Food Labels
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.
1918 · Fort Bragg Established
Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina was established on September 4, 1918. It was used as one of three training camps used during WWI.
1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Irvine .
History: The writer Washington Irving (1783–1859), who wrote the stories ‘Rip Van Winkle’ and ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’, was born in NY. His father was Deacon William Irving (from a family also recorded as Irvine), who came to NY in 1763 from Orkney, Scotland, a former British packet officer, a patriot during the Revolution, and a successful merchant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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