Brief Life History of John Algernon
When John Algernon Levings was born on 11 December 1872, in Paris, Edgar, Illinois, United States, his father, George Edward Levings, was 38 and his mother, Sarah Sandford, was 35. He married Clara Dale Pieralt on 12 June 1901, in Paris, Edgar, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Paris Township, Edgar, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Moorhead, Sunflower, Mississippi, United States in 1930. He died on 18 June 1946, at the age of 73, and was buried in Moorhead Cemetery, Moorhead, Sunflower, Mississippi, United States.
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- John A Levings in household of George E Levings, "United States Census, 1880"
- John A. Levings, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Jno A Levings, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
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
Some characteristic forenames: German Brunhilde, Helga, Hildegarde.
North German: patronymic from a personal name (Lehwing or Lewien), formed with Middle Low German lev ‘dear’ + win ‘friend’. This surname has apparently died out in Germany.
English: variant of Livings .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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