Francis William (Frank) William Epperson

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Francis William (Frank) William Epperson

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Birthplace: Willows, Glenn County, California, United States
Death: October 22, 1983 (89)
Fremont, Alameda County, California, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Henry Thorp Thorpe Epperson and Hetty Cray Epperson
Husband of Mary Frances Epperson and Mary Frances Epperson
Father of Donald Henry Epperson; Don H Epperson; Donna M Epperson; Frank W Epperson, Jr; George Burns Epperson and 1 other
Brother of Henry Cray Epperson

Managed by: Willdeanna Marie Parkhurst
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About Francis William (Frank) William Epperson

The ever-popular hot-weather treat known as the Popsicle™ was invented by Frank Epperson, when he was just eleven years old. Born in 1894 and raised in San Francisco, Epperson mixed a soft drink one winter night in 1905 made with soda water powder and water ­ a popular concoction at the time. He left a stirring stick in it and mistakenly left it on the porch overnight.

Epperson found the fruit-flavored substance frozen to the stick when he awoke the next morning, as temperatures had dropped to record lows during the night. Though he is said to have tasted it and shown it to his friends, he did little else with his accidental “invention” for a number of years.

More than 18 years later, in 1923, Epperson decided to apply for a patent on his “frozen ice on a stick.” He decided to call the novelty the “Eppsicle” ice pop. He also began producing the treat in several different flavors. A father by then, his children had begun referring to the Eppsicle as the Popsicle. Later he officially changed the name. That name has stuck for nearly a century.

from: http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/epperson.html

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Francis William (Frank) William Epperson's Timeline

1894
August 11, 1894
Willows, Glenn County, California, United States
1913
March 12, 1913
1913
1918
1918
1919
July 20, 1919
Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States
1920
1920
California, United States
1983
October 22, 1983
Age 89
Fremont, Alameda County, California, United States
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