Brief Life History of John Craig
When John Craig Rummel was born on 24 April 1843, in Ohio, United States, his father, Ludwig Friedrich Rummel, was 38 and his mother, Anna Craig, was 27. He married Martha Hickenlooper on 16 September 1880, in Nodaway, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 13 May 1926, in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Morris Hill Cemetery, Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States.
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Sources (20)
- John C Rummel in household of Nancy M Sears, "United States Census, 1920"
- John C Rummell, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- John Rummell, "United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1949"
Spouse and Children
1843–1926 Male
1856–1887 Female
Children (3)
1874–1953 Female
1883–1978 Male
1887–1985 Male
Parents and Siblings
1804–1891 Male
1815–1887 Female
Siblings (8)
1841–1911 Female
1843–1926 Male
1843– Male
1845– Female
1845–1898 Female
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 3
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 17
1865
Age 22
Name Meaning
North German: variant of Rommel .
German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal named formed with hruom ‘fame’.
German: perhaps a nickname for a noisemaker, from Middle High German rummeln ‘to make noise, to move impetuously’, which, however, is not recorded until the 15th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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