Frank Watson Edwards
1904–1972 (Age 68)
Midland, Fauquier, Virginia, United States
The Life of Frank Watson
When Frank Watson Edwards was born on 1 April 1904, in Midland, Fauquier, Virginia, United States, his father, William Thornton Edwards, was 28 and his mother, Nancy Lulla Shipp, was 20. He had at least 1 daughter with Sadie Petrie. He died on 12 September 1972, in Oxford, Warren, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 68.
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Family Time Line
William Thornton Edwards
1875–1905
Nancy Lulla Shipp
1883–1884
Frank Watson Edwards
1904–1972
Parents & Siblings
- William Thornton Edwards
1875–1905Male
- Nancy Lulla Shipp
1883–1884Female
siblings
(1)
1904–1972Male
World Events (3)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 2
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.
1906 · Licencing Butchers
Age 2
A law that makes it a crime to misbrand meat being sold as food, and ensures that the meat is slaughtered and processed under sanitary conditions.
1911
Age 7
The Standard Oil Company had reached a point of almost complete monopoly, managing over 90% of oil flows in the United States. The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was a large, integrated association that produced, transported, refined, and marketed the product. In 1911, the Supreme Court declared that the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey was in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. As a result, it was split into 34 smaller companies.
Name Meaning
English (also common in Wales): patronymic from Edward .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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