Brief Life History of Gilbert F
When Gilbert F Fox was born on 26 October 1902, in Camden, New Jersey, United States, his father, Benjamin 'Frank' Franklin Fox, was 23 and his mother, Ella L. Lane, was 21. He married Margaret Cecilia Shinnick on 12 October 1930, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1929 and lived in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910 and East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, United States for about 25 years. He died in May 1970, in Essex, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in East Hanover Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States.
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- Gilbert Fox in household of B Frank Fox, "United States Census, 1930"
- Gilbert Fox, "New Jersey, Reclaim the Records, Geographic Birth Index, 1901-1929"
- Gilbert F. Fox, "Find A Grave Index"
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1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World
At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.
1920
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from a word denoting the animal (Middle English, Old English fox), widely used to denote a sly or cunning individual. It was also used for someone with red hair. In England this surname absorbed some early examples of surnames derived from the ancient Germanic personal names mentioned at Faulks and Foulks .
Irish: part translation of Gaelic Mac an tSionnaigh ‘son of the fox’ (see Tinney ).
Irish: also adopted for Ó Catharnaigh, see Kearney .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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