Brief Life History of Lewis W
When Lewis W Heppner was born on 17 June 1853, in New York, United States, his father, William A Heppner, was 30 and his mother, Henrietta Caroline Draeger, was 22. He married Amerette A Rice about 1875, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Charlotte, Chautauqua, New York, United States for about 20 years and Wasco, Oregon, United States in 1900. He died on 6 August 1918, in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Rose City Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.
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- Lewis Hepner, "New York State Census, 1875"
- Louis Heppner, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
- Louis W Heppner in entry for Charles W Heppner and Marion Beck Heppner, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
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1859 · Oregon Becomes a State
Oregon became the 33rd state admitted to the Union on February 14, 1859.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a dealer in hops, a variant of Hoeppner .
German: occupational name for a vineyard worker or for a maker of implements for cutting grapes from the vine (see Hepper ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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