When Sarah Katherine Himmel was born on 17 August 1861, in Mason, Illinois, United States, her father, Rev John William Himmel, was 31 and her mother, Elisabeth Anna Pfeil, was 27. She married Philip Jacob Hoffman on 15 April 1885, in Topeka, Mason, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Sherman Township, Hardin, Iowa, United States in 1900 and Sherman, Hardin, Iowa, United States in 1910. She died on 24 February 1924, in Radcliffe, Hardin, Iowa, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Radcliffe Cemetery, Radcliffe, Hardin, Iowa, United States.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Historical Boundaries: 1870: Hardin, Iowa, United States
Historical Information: 1880: Hardin, Iowa, United States
Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Ernst, Franz, Kurt, Reinhard.
German: topographic name from Middle High German himel ‘heaven, paradise’ (Old High German himil ‘heaven, sky’), with reference to high altitude, pleasant situation, or the fruitfulness of the soil.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Himmel ‘heaven’, selected because of the pleasant associations of the word. Compare Sky .
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