William Harrison Volner

Brief Life History of William Harrison

When William Harrison Volner was born on 20 July 1850, in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, his father, William Wilkerson Volner, was 28 and his mother, Nancy Bowen, was 17. He married Rebecca Trollinger about 1869. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Missouri, United States in 1870 and Black River Township, Reynolds, Missouri, United States for about 40 years. He died on 7 June 1939, in Iron, Missouri, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Iron, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Harrison Volner
1850–1939
Rebecca Trollinger
1852–1932
Marriage: about 1869
Henry David Volner
1870–1958
Sarah Catherine Volner
1871–1955
John Francis Volner
1874–1961
Lucy Harriet Volner
1878–1966
Mary Neveda Volner
1881–1963
Mac C Volner
1884–1956
Grover Levi Volner
1888–1967
Lula Jane Volner
1892–1982

Sources (12)

  • William Volner, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Wm Volner, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • William Volner, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1857

Historical Boundaries 1857: Iron County created from parts of Madison,Reynolds, St. Francois, Washington, and Wayne counties.

1862 · Battle of Shiloh

The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Czech: occupational name for a wool worker, from a vocabulary word borrowed from German Wollner .

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

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