Brief Life History of George Harlan
When George Harlan Pelham was born on 2 July 1871, in Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, United States, his father, George Washington Pelham, was 40 and his mother, Anna Minervia Avery, was 30. He married Addie F. Bash on 24 May 1892, in Carlyle, Clinton, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Washington Township, Knox, Indiana, United States in 1910 and Lawrence Township, Lawrence, Illinois, United States in 1920. He died on 24 June 1948, in Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Sumner, Lawrence, Illinois, United States.
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- George Pelham, "United States Census, 1930"
- Legacy NFS Source: Geo Pelham - Government record: Birth record or certificate: birth: 2 July 1871; New York, United States
- George H Pelham, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2018"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1877 · The First Workers Strike
The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.
1892 · The Chicago Canal
The Chicago River Canal was built as a sewage treatment scheme to help the city's drinking water not to get contaminated. While the Canal was being constructed the Chicago River's flow was reversed so it could be treated before draining back out into Lake Michigan.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Sussex): habitational name from Brent Pelham, Furneux Pelham, and Stocking Pelham in Hertfordshire, so called from the Old English personal name Pēola + hām ‘homestead’. Compare Pellham .
History: The manor of Pelham in Hertfordshire, England, was held by Walter de Pelham in the reign of Edward I (1272–1307). His descendants became constables of Pevensey Castle, Sussex, and were so influential that their badge, the buckle, is seen in at least eleven of the county's churches, and as a decoration on iron chimney-backs in Sussex farmhouses. Various branches of the family were ennobled and their titles include earl of Chichester and earl of Yarborough. The family also once held the dukedom of Newcastle and the marquessate of Clare. Peter Pelham (born c. 1695), an engraver, emigrated to Boston, MA, after 1728, and was stepfather to the artist John Singleton Copley.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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George W Pelham, 1900 Census, Vocation "Huckster"
The 1900 census indicates George was a "Huckster". George was 69 years old at the time of the census. George W. and wife Anna, had son George H, daughter in law Rosa and there 3 children Lula, Edna an …
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