Brief Life History of Amanda
When Amanda Rupert was born on 19 November 1842, in Boardman Township, Mahoning, Ohio, United States, her father, William C Rupert, was 23 and her mother, Maria Anna Simon, was 24. She married George Lawrence on 10 May 1866, in Trumbull, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Freedom, Portage, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Windham, Windham Township, Portage, Ohio, United States in 1900. She died on 23 November 1914, in Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Windham Cemetery, Windham, Portage, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Amanda Lawrence, "United States Census, 1900"
- Amanda Rupard, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Amanda Lawrence, "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Dutch, North German, and Slovenian: from the ancient Germanic personal name Rupert, composed of the elements hrōd ‘renown’ + berht ‘bright’. Compare Rupprecht .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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