Frank M Pepper

Male1891–2 March 1944

Brief Life History of Frank M

When Frank M Pepper was born in 1891, in Ontario, Canada, his father, Henry Hinson Pepper, was 47 and his mother, Mary Gibson, was 40. He married Jennie Wilson on 15 August 1913, in Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada. He lived in Perth, Ontario, Canada in 1901. He died on 2 March 1944, in Center Line, Macomb, Michigan, United States, at the age of 53.

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Frank M Pepper
1891–1944
Jennie Wilson
1889–
Marriage: 15 August 1913

Sources (8)

  • Frank M Pepper, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Martin Francis Pepper, "Ontario Births, 1869-1911"
  • Francis Mathew Pepper, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 August 1913Stratford, Perth, Ontario, Canada
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 5

    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.

    1903 · Ford Motor Company

    Age 12

    "Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."

    1906 · Saving Food Labels

    Age 15

    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.

    Name Meaning

    English and North German: from Middle English peper, piper, Middle Low German peper ‘pepper’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a spicer; alternatively, it may be a nickname for a small man (as if the size of a peppercorn) or one with a fiery temper, or for a dark-haired man (from the color of a peppercorn) or anecdotal for someone who paid a peppercorn rent.

    Irish: variant of Peppard .

    Americanized form of Jewish Pfeffer , Feffer or Fefer, all meaning ‘pepper’.

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

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