When Noah P. Hershberger was born on 10 May 1850, in German Township, Holmes, Ohio, United States, his father, Peter Hershberger, was 33 and his mother, Leah Hochstetler, was 28. He married Malinda J Luke on 10 October 1876, in Holmes, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Berlin Township, Holmes, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Township of Elbridge, Oceana, Michigan, United States in 1900. He died on 25 June 1908, in Oceana, Michigan, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Hart, Oceana, Michigan, United States.
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A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim 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.
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.
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Americanized form of German Herschberger 1, a surname of ultimate Swiss German origin (see Hersberger ).
Americanized form of German Herschberger 2, and a variant of the same Jewish surname.
History: This (see 1 above) is the most common American variant of the name of a Swiss Mennonite and Amish family, originally spelled Hersberger , but in Germany altered to Herschberger and Hirschberger . Other Americanized forms established among the Mennonites and Amish in the US are Harshberger and Harshbarger .
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