Levis Thompson Beitler

Brief Life History of Levis Thompson

When Levis Thompson Beitler was born on 27 November 1837, in Lionville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Beitler, was 29 and his mother, Thomazen H Thompson, was 24. He married Almira Oberholtzer on 13 April 1871. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and West Pikeland Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. He died on 11 February 1901, in Lionville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Cemetery, Exton, West Whiteland Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Levis Thompson Beitler
1837–1901
Almira Oberholtzer
1841–1917
Marriage: 13 April 1871
Leila O. Beitler
1873–1958

Sources (8)

  • Levi T. Butler, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Levis T Beitler, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Levis Beitler, "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865"

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World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

Name Meaning

German:

variant of Beutler .

from an ancient Germanic personal name related to Old High German wīt ‘far’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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