When Lewis Rote was born in 1828, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Abraham Roth, was 37 and his mother, Elisabeth Hausman, was 33. He married Vashti Cowdery Hitchcock on 5 September 1857, in Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, United States for about 20 years. He died in 1899, at the age of 71.
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American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
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.
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
Perhaps an Americanized form of German Roth or Rothe .
English: variant of Root .
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