Brief Life History of James M
When James M Studebaker was born on 24 November 1858, in Lancaster Township, Wells, Indiana, United States, his father, Peter Studabaker, was 25 and his mother, Sarah Morgan, was 23. He married Emma Agnes Erwin on 23 November 1881, in Noble, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Indiana, United States in 1870. He died on 5 May 1937, in Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Oakland, Alameda, California, United States.
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- James M Studabaker in household of Peter Studabaker, "United States Census, 1880"
- James M Studebaker, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- James Studebaker, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1869 · Transcontinental Railroad Reaches San Francisco
The first transcontinental railroad reached San Francisco in 1869. The Western Pacific Railroad Company built the track from Oakland to Sacramento. The Central Pacific Railroad Company of California built the section from Sacramento to Promontory Summit Utah. The railroad linked isolated California to the rest of the country which had far-reaching effects on the social and economical development of the state.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German Studebäcker, Stutenbecker, an occupational name for a baker, from Middle Low German stute ‘fine white bread’ + becker ‘baker’.
History: The wagon maker who made the name famous, Clement Studebaker (1831–1901) was a fourth-generation descendant of Clement and Anna Catherine Studebecker, who arrived in Philadelphia, PA, in the ship Harle from Rotterdam in 1736. They settled with other Germans in what is now Adams County, PA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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