When Chester Burkett Fittro was born on 16 January 1870, in Decatur, Iowa, United States, his father, Samuel Webb Fittro, was 39 and his mother, Sarah Elizabeth Burkett, was 33. He married Leota Belle Meadows on 9 August 1893, in Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Simpson Township, Dewey, Oklahoma, United States in 1900 and Harrison Township, Chautauqua, Kansas, United States in 1910. He died on 20 November 1917, in Washington Township, Douglas, Missouri, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Goodhope Cemetery, Washington Township, Douglas, Missouri, United States.
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Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Historical Boundaries: 1875: Chautauqua, Kansas, United States
The capitol building in Des Moines originally had a budget of $1,500,000 but complications arose because of the need of a redesign. The building was dedicated on January 17, 1884, but it wasn’t completed until 1886. On January 4, 1904, a fire started and swept through the areas that housed the Supreme Court and Iowa House of Representatives. A major restoration was performed and documented, with the addition of electrical lighting, elevators, and a telephone system. By the early 1980s, the sandstone exterior of the Capitol had started deteriorating and prompted the installation of canopies to protect pedestrians from falling rubble. The entire reconstruction process took around 18 years to complete.
Variant of Fetrow , a surname of German origin.
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