Amos Dannar

Brief Life History of Amos

When Amos Dannar was born on 15 November 1870, in Joplin, Jasper, Missouri, United States, his father, William Dannar, was 30 and his mother, Mary Ann Calhoun Boren, was 30. He married Sarah Ann Collins in 1891, in Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Amos Dannar
1870–
Sarah Ann Collins
1865–
Marriage: 1891
Merila Dannar
1889–
Molly Dannar
1889–
William C. Dannar
1895–
Lou C. Dannar
1896–
Rebecca Dannar
1899–1978

Sources (4)

  • Amos Danncer, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Amos Dannar - Individual or family possessions: birth: 15 November 1970; Missouri, United States
  • Amos Danner in entry for Rebecca Danner, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

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Name Meaning

German: topographic name for someone who lived in or by a forest, from Middle Low German dan, Middle High German tan ‘pine, forest’ + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant; or a habitational name for someone from any of various places called Thann, named with this word, notably in Bavaria, also in Mecklenburg and Switzerland. Compare Tanner .

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

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