Brief Life History of Frederick Nelson
When PFC Frederick Nelson Still was born on 15 March 1913, in Daleville, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States, his father, Professor Wright Pigford Still, was 42 and his mother, Elma Sina Covington, was 31. He lived in Beat 1, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States in 1940 and United States in 1988. He registered for military service in 1942. He died on 10 February 1988, in Hinds, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Floral Hills Memory Gardens, Pearl, Rankin, Mississippi, United States.
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- Nelson Still in household of Wright P Still, "United States Census, 1920"
- Frederick Nelson Still, "Mississippi, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
- Frederick N. Still, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
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1916 · Mississippi State Sanatorium for TB is Established
The Mississippi State Sanatorium is a hospital used for tuberculosis patients. This lasted from 1918 to the 1950s. The Sanatorium has now been turned into a museum.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
English and German: nickname for a calm man, from Middle English, Middle High German stille ‘calm, silent, still’. The German name may also have denoted a (deaf) mute, from the same word in the sense ‘silent’.
English: variant of Stile .
English: variant of Stell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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