When John W Bixler was born on 25 January 1837, in Perry, Ohio, United States, his father, John Bixler, was 45 and his mother, Mary Wurtz, was 46. He married Rebecca Ann Purdy on 16 May 1856, in Allen, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Monroe Township, Putnam, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Washington Township, Paulding, Ohio, United States in 1900. He died on 8 November 1903, in Delphos, Marion Township, Allen, Ohio, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Hartshorn, Monroe, Ohio, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
German: variant of Bicksler .
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