George Randolph Fickel

Male2 November 1885–1922

Brief Life History of George Randolph

When George Randolph Fickel was born on 2 November 1885, in Harrison, Iowa, United States, his father, Charles Newton Fickel, was 26 and his mother, Martha Orvilla Jones, was 21. He died in 1922, at the age of 37, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Missouri Valley, Harrison, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Newton Fickel
1859–1897
Martha Orvilla Jones
1864–1900
George Randolph Fickel
1885–1922
Inez A Fickle
1887–1967
Nellie Belle Fickel
1890–1908
Albert Samuel Fickle
1892–1958
Charles Newton Fickel
1894–1993
Olive Garnet Fickel
1896–1986

Sources (4)

  • Geo R Fickel in household of Charles N Fickel, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
  • George Randolph Fickle, "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935"
  • George Randolph Fickel, "Find A Grave Index"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (6)

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World Events (8)

1886

Age 1

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

Age 1

The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

Age 11

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.

Name Meaning

German: from a pet form of the personal name Friedrich .

North German: unflattering nickname from Low German fickel ‘piglet’.

South German: from a pet form of the personal name Vigil, Latin Vigilius. Compare Fiegel .

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

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