Brief Life History of Amanda Jane
When Amanda Jane Ham was born on 5 April 1857, in Polk, Oregon, United States, her father, Charles Ham, was 32 and her mother, Louisa Jane Waymire, was 19. She married Daniel K Oliver on 25 December 1873, in Polk, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Spokane Falls, Spokane, Washington, United States in 1880. She died on 30 May 1941, in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States.
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- Amanda Harn, "United States Census, 1870"
- Amanda Ham, "Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975"
- Amanda Oliver, "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1871
Historical Boundaries 1871: Spokane Falls, Stevens, Washington Territory, United States 1879: Spokane Falls, Spokane, Washington Territory, United States; 1889: Spokane Falls, Spokane, Washington, United States; 1891: Spokane, Washington, United States
1880 · The Great Gale of 1880
The Great Gale of 1880 was a severe snow and wind storm that devastated parts of Oregon and Washington on January 9, 1880. The extratropical cyclone caused tides to rise seven feet, gale force winds, and snow accumulations of up to 18 inches.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Korean Young, Ok, Nam, Chul, Eun Hee, Eun Young, Hae Jung, Il Hwa.
English (mainly southwestern) and German: variant of Hamm .
Dutch: topographic name from ham ‘land in a river bend’, ‘enclosed meadow’, or a habitational name from any of several country houses and places called De(n) Ham. Compare Van Ham and Vanderham .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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