Brief Life History of Susananh
When Susananh Whitmer was born on 24 June 1826, in Bremen, Logan, Kentucky, United States, her father, Valentine "Felty" Whitmer, was 38 and her mother, Sarah Scott Whitmer, was 40. She married Samuel W. Whitmer on 27 August 1852, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Magisterial District 1, Lawrence, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Summer's Magisterial District, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States in 1880. She died on 31 January 1912, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Scott Cemetery, Bremen, Logan, Kentucky, United States.
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- Susan Whitmer, "United States Census, 1880"
- 1852 - Susannah Whitmer, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Sara Ann Whitmer, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Whitmore .
Americanized form of German Wittmeyer or of Wittmer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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