Brief Life History of Frederick Willis
When Frederick Willis Haner was born on 12 May 1858, in Lexington, McLean, Illinois, United States, his father, Isaac Newton Haner, was 50 and his mother, Elizabeth Ann Flesher, was 40. He married Elizabeth Best on 13 July 1880, in Daviess, Missouri, United States. He lived in Lexington Township, McLean, Illinois, United States in 1860. He died on 9 August 1880, in Robinson, Brown, Kansas, United States, at the age of 22, and was buried in Ununda Cemetery, Robinson, Brown, Kansas, United States.
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- Frederick W Haner in household of Isaac Haner, "United States Census, 1860"
- Frederick W Haner, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Frederick WIllis Haner, "Find A Grave Index"
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1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
German: variant of Hahner 1, a habitational name for someone from any of the places called Hahn.
German (Häner): see Haener .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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