Brief Life History of Mary Elizabeth
When Mary Elizabeth Stephenson was born on 17 August 1858, in German Township, Clark, Ohio, United States, her father, James Arthur Stephenson, was 33 and her mother, Sabina Overpeck, was 33. She married Daniel G. Nissley on 8 February 1877, in Clark, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Ohio, United States in 1928. She died on 3 December 1928, in Adams Township, Champaign, Ohio, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Quincy, Logan, Ohio, United States.
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- Mary E Stephenson in household of James Stephenson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mary E. Stephenson, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Mary Elizabeth Nissley, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Steffensen or Stephensen . Compare Stevenson 1.
English (Durham): variant of Stevenson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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