James Gimlin
1859–
Benton Township, Adair, Missouri, United States
The Life Summary of James
When James Gimlin was born in 1859, in Benton Township, Adair, Missouri, United States, his father, Samuel Gimlin, was 72 and his mother, Sarah Isabel, was 37.
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Family Time Line
Samuel Gimlin
1787–1860
Sarah Isabel
1822–1900
William Gimlin
1849–
Samuel Gimlin
1856–
James Gimlin
1859–
Parents and Siblings
1787–1860Male
1822–1900Female
Siblings
(3)
1849–Male
1856–Male
1859–Male
World Events (8)
1860
Age 1
1860
Age 1
In 1860, the Pony Express used men riding on horseback to carry mail between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California.
1863
Age 4
1863
Age 4
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 31
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 31
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Gmelin, a nickname for an unhurried person, from Middle High German gmēle, based on the adjective gemach ‘comfortable’, ‘calm’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Gamblin
Gomillion
Sources (1)
- James Gimlin in household of Samuel Gimlin, "United States Census, 1860"
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