Frisby C Battis, I

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• Name	Frisby C Battis  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	I
  Born	Jan 1852 Pennsylvania, USA [1, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Newspaper Clipping	24 Jul 1866 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [8]  –  Youths Disturbing the Peace-Ed. Mills -George McLaughlin- John Alexander-Frisby Battis_24 Jul 1866
  Residence	1875 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
  Residence	1880 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [1]  –  Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
  Bondsmen and Signers on Frisby Battis Liquor License	4 Feb 1887 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [9]
  Residence	1900 Ward 8, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [5]
  Residence	1910 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [4]
  Died	1925 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [2]
  Obituary	31 Aug 1925 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [10]
  One Hundred Voices	Yes: No. 6 [7]
  Name	Frisby Battis [6]
  Name	Frisby Battles I [4]
  Name	Frisby Chilton Batties I [11]
  Buried	Cedar Hills Crematory [2]
  Notes	Frisby C. Battis “My Contribution: I was a strong leader and supporter of Republican politics in the Eighth Ward and greater Harrisburg area. My poolroom served as a social and political hub in the ward and functioned as a headquarters for Republican activity in the Eighth Ward. My Legacy: I was a strong leader, a politician, and a businessman in the Eighth Ward. I represented the ward for many years as a member of the Common Council. My association with the corner of Short and South Streets was so strong that it became known as the “Battis block” in the early years of the twentieth century. About Me: “He was a member of Common Council during the bicameral days in the late nineties, and conducted his politics in his poolroom where he also ran a pawnshop.” - The Evening News, Obituary, September 1, 1925. Full Name: Frisby C. Battis • Birth Date: January 1852 • Death Date: August 29, 1925 • Place of Birth: Pennsylvania • Sex: Male • Race: Black (1880 Federal Census) • Places of Residence: 1514 N. 5th Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Resided and ran businesses at 139 Short Street and 141 Short Street. • Connection to the Old Eighth Ward: Resident on Short Street for a significant part of life; Republican political leader in ward; poolroom and pawnshop served as a political hub and polling place for the Second Precinct of the Eighth Ward; served on the Common Council of the Eighth Ward in the 1890s • Family Members: Wife: Harriet Battis. Children: Forrest Battis, Paul Battis, James D. Battis, Justice D. Battis, Frisby C. Jr. Battis. Daughters-in-Law: Mildred (son Frisby C. Battis III), Ora M. • Education: Unknown. • Occupations: Poolroom Owner. Pawn Broker. Cigar Dealer. Republican Politician. • Church Membership: Likely Capital Presbyterian Church. • Activism: Politically active through Dauphin Social Club / Hastings Club, Republican Club (vice president), Common Council (Republican representative for Eighth Ward), Dauphin County Afro-American League (chairman executive and state delegate), Republican County Committee (secretary in 1892), Eighth Ward election committee (member and election judge, 1884). Played baseball and served as the team director for Harrisburg’s Olympic B.B.C. • Connections: Joseph Thomas (city council), James Auter (Dauphin County Social Club), Harry Burrs (Dauphin County Afro-American League), Joseph L. Thomas (contemporary state delegate to state convention), Cassius Brown, Colonel W. Strothers. An.S.” ([“One hundred voices: Harrisburg's African-American community, 1850 -1920”, 2020, p. 8](zotero://select/groups/4659739/items/FNTXZGWX))
  Person ID	I2971 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Father	Father Unknown Battis b. 1820
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mother Unknown Battis b. Abt 1820, Pennsylvania, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F223 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hettie H. Hoover (Age 60 years) b. 4 Apr 1860, Pennsylvania, USA d. 10 Mar 1921, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 60 years)
  Married	1880 [5, 12]
  Children	1. Forrest H. Battis b. Jun 1885, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   2. Paul Battis b. Jul 1886, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   3. James D Battis (Age 56 years) b. 5 May 1887, Pennsylvania, USA d. 7 Mar 1944, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 56 years)  [natural]   4. Justus Dunott Battis b. Aug 1893, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   5. Frisby Chilton Battis, II (Age 75 years) b. May 1881, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1957 (Age 75 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F996 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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