Brief Life History of Florence L
When Florence L Shimer was born on 2 November 1855, in Warren Township, Marion, Indiana, United States, her father, Asa N Shimer, was 23 and her mother, Margaret Smart, was 21. She married William Henry Bowser on 13 October 1880, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Terre Haute, Sullivan, Indiana, United States in 1940. She died on 8 October 1943, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Crown Hill Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States.
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- Florence Bowser in household of Margaret Shimer, "United States Census, 1910"
- Florence L. Shimer, "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"
- Florence L. Bowser, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Schimmer .
Altered form of German Schimmer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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