Frank Elmo FOX

(b. 18 October 1860 , Dayton, Ohio, USA d. 30 November 1932 , West Palm Beach, Florida, USA )

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Frank Elmo FOX was born 18 October 1860 in Dayton, Ohio, USA

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Frank Elmo FOX died 30 November 1932 in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
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1860 Birth
18 October 1860
Dayton, Ohio, USA

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio
Name: Frank E. Fox
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Clerk In Store
Race (Original):
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: Ohio, United States
Birth Date: 1861
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name: John D. Fox
Father's Birthplace: Ohio, United States
Mother's Name: Mariah M. Fox
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio, United States
Page: 111
Page Letter: A
Entry Number: 2190
Affiliate Film Number: T9-1051
GS Film number: 1255051
Digital Folder Number: 004243658
Image Number: 00225
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self John D. Fox M 43 Ohio, United States
Wife Mariah M. Fox F 53 Ohio, United States
Son Frank E. Fox M 19 Ohio, United States
Son Harry E. Fox M 12 Ohio, United States
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
Name: Frank E Fox
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 296 Precinct 12 St. Louis city Ward 19, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Birth Date: Oct 1860
Birthplace: Ohio
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 10
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1890
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Page: 5
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 105
Reference ID: 86
GS Film number: 1240897
Digital Folder Number: 004118845
Image Number: 00350
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Frank E Fox M 40 Ohio
Wife Bessie L Fox F 32 Ohio
Son Charles J Fox M 9 Ohio
Son John D Fox M 1 Ohio
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida
Name: Frank E Fox
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida
Gender: Male
Age: 69
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1861
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
District: 0009
Household ID: 124
Sheet Number and Letter: 5B
Line Number: 55
Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 328
GS Film number: 2340063
Digital Folder Number: 4531949
Image Number: 00626
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Frank E Fox M 69 Ohio
Wife Bessie L Fox F 61 Ohio
Son Charles J Fox M 39 Ohio
Son John D Fox M 30 Ohio
1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

Death
Name: Frank Elmo Fox
Titles and Terms:
Name Prefix:
Event Date: 30 Nov 1932
Event Place: West Palm Beach, Palm Beach, Florida
Gender: Male
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Age (Original): 72y 1m 12d
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birth Date: 18 Oct 1860
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bessie L. Fox
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name Prefix:
Father's Name: John D. Fox
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Name Prefix:
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Mariah Espies
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name Prefix:
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Occupation: Real Estate
Address:
Residence Place: 964 38th
Cemetery: Woodlawn
Burial Place:
Burial Date: 02 Dec 1932
Funeral Home:
Informant's Name:
Additional Relatives:
GS Film number: 2135490
Reference ID: cn 17435

'Florida, Deaths, 1877-1939,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FP3B-T54 : accessed 19 Apr 2013), Frank...Read MORE...

Frank is buried at: Woodlawn Cemetery West Palm Beach Palm Beach County Florida, USA Plot: Block 7, Lot 15

Added: 4/19/2013 1:08:01 PM - Updated: 5/8/2024 12:06:56 PM