Brief Life History of Isabell
When Isabell Wintermute was born in May 1852, in Illinois, United States, her father, Peter Wintermute Jr, was 45 and her mother, Emeline Lain, was 31. She had at least 3 sons with Abraham B Rockwell. She lived in Van Etten, Chemung, New York, United States in 1860 and Horseheads, Chemung, New York, United States in 1880. She died on 6 March 1923, in Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States.
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Sources (17)
- Isabella Rockwell, "United States Census, 1920"
- Isabelle Rockwell, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
- Belle Wintermute in entry for William B Rockwell, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
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World Events (8)
1854
Established in 1854
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Wintermut(h), a variant of Wendemuth, a nickname for an inconstant or fickle person, from Middle High German wenden ‘to turn’ + muot ‘mind’, ‘sense’, later ‘courage’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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