Frances Everest

1924–1996 (Age 72)
Iowa, United States

The Life of Frances

When Frances Everest was born on 30 January 1924, in Iowa, United States, her father, George Folsom Everest, was 29 and her mother, Elsie Pusey Tinley, was 28. She lived in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States for about 5 years and Kane Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1940. She died on 28 August 1996, at the age of 72, and was buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Folsom Everest
1894–1978
Elsie Pusey Tinley
1895–1969
Mary Rose Everest
1922–2012
Frances Everest
1924–1996
LTC Emmet T Everest
1926–1983

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World Events (8)

1926 · Iowa becomes a provider of food to the world

Age 2

Pioneer Hi-Bred International was the leader company experimenting with hybridization of corn and other seeds for agriculture in the world. It helped make different kinds of crop able to grow in harsh conditions so that other parts of the world would be able to farm and become self-sufficient. It was bought out by DuPont in 1999 and has continued to help struggling countries around the world.
1927

Age 3

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1944 · The G.I Bill

Age 20

The G.I. Bill was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning World War II veterans that were on active duty during the war and weren't dishonorably discharged. The goal was to provide rewards for all World War II veterans. The act avoided life insurance policy payouts because of political distress caused after the end of World War I. But the Benefits that were included were: Dedicated payments of tuition and living expenses to attend high school, college or vocational/technical school, low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. By the mid-1950s, around 7.8 million veterans used the G.I. Bill education benefits.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Evreux in Eure, France, probably named from its association with the Eburovices, a Gaulish tribe.

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Francis Everest in household of Folsom Everest, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
  • Frances Everest in household of Folsom Everest, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Frances Everest in household of Folsom Everest, "United States Census, 1940"

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