Simeon Sober

Maleabout 1819–

Brief Life History of Simeon

When Simeon Sober was born about 1819, in Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Sober, was 23 and his mother, Rachel Campbell, was 21.

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John Sober
1797–1826
Rachel Campbell
1799–1877
Simeon Sober
1819–
Samuel Sober
1821–
Salathiel Sober
1822–1842
Hester Ann Sober
1824–
Susannah Sober
1825–

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    Siblings (5)

    World Events (3)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 0

    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    1820 · Making States Equal

    Age 1

    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

    Age 44

    The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

    Name Meaning

    English (Durham): nickname for a person of moderate habits, or a teetotaler, from Middle English sobre ‘sober, moderate, temperate’. This surname is now rare in Britain.

    Slovenian (Šober): variant of Šobar, an occupational name for a (wood) turner, derived from German Schaber .

    Slovenian (Šober): from German Schober . Compare Shober .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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