Frank Henry Draggoo

Brief Life History of Frank Henry

When Frank Henry Draggoo was born on 20 July 1918, in Michigan, United States, his father, John Lutz Draggoo, was 39 and his mother, Reao Dell Baker, was 30. He lived in Hillsdale, Michigan, United States in 1935 and Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1941. He died on 30 November 1943, at the age of 25, and was buried in Reading, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Lutz Draggoo
1879–1953
Reao Dell Baker
1887–1967
Paul Edward Draggoo
1907–1907
Glenn Everett Draggoo
1911–1927
Grace Marie Draggoo
1912–1992
Golda Lundal "Goldie" Draggoo
1914–1994
Chalmer John Draggoo
1916–1993
Frank Henry Draggoo
1918–1943
Ruth Ann Draggoo
1920–1921
Joseph Baker Draggoo
1922–1985
Joe B Dragoo
1923–
Mary Louise Draggoo
1924–2004
Robert Dean Draggoo
1928–2002

Sources (7)

  • Frank H Dragoo in household of John L Dragoo, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Frank Draggoo, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Frank H Draggoo, "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"

World Events (8)

1919 · The Eighteenth Amendment

The Eighteenth Amendment established a prohibition on all intoxicating liquors in the United States. As a result of the Amendment, the Prohibition made way for bootlegging and speakeasies becoming popular in many areas. The Eighteenth Amendment was then repealed by the Twenty-first Amendment. Making it the first and only amendment that has been repealed.

1920

The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.

1927

Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of French Dragaud: from the ancient Germanic personal name Dragwald, composed of the elements drag (from dragan ‘to carry’) and wald ‘power, authority’. The surname Dragaud is very rare in France. Compare Drago .

History: The ancestors of the Dragoos were French Huguenots who came to England in the 1680s. On November 12, 1699 Pierre Dragaud married Elizabeth Tavaud in Bristol and shortly afterwards they came to America. Pierre Dragaud is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.

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

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