Brief Life History of Mary Cole
When Mary Cole Haldeman was born on 20 October 1851, her father, Dr Edwin Haldeman, was 37 and her mother, Harriet Elizabeth Cole, was 26. She married Capt William Neil Dennison about 1871, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in West Hempfield Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States in 1880. She died on 15 December 1882, in Ohio, United States, at the age of 31, and was buried in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States.
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- Mary Catherine Haldeman in household of E Haldeman, "United States Census, 1860"
- Marriage of Ernest Johnston Dedman and Ethel Dennison
- Mary Catherine Dennison, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
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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 · 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.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of South German Haldemann: topographic name for someone who lived on a mountainside or slope, from Middle High German halde ‘slope’ + man(n) ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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