Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Coble was born on 23 February 1827, in Montgomery, Ohio, United States, his father, Emanuel Coble, was 34 and his mother, Rachel Gallahan, was 35. He married Sarah Williamson on 21 May 1845. He lived in Patterson Township, Darke, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1906, at the age of 79.
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- Alexander, "United States Census, 1870"
- Alexander Collo, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Alexander Coble in entry for Sarah A Pearson, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
Name Meaning
English (Norfolk): from Middle English cobel ‘rowboat’, presumably applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such or possibly as a nickname for an oarsman.
Americanized form of German Kobel or Göbel, see Goebel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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