Brief Life History of Zelotus Gilbert
When Zelotus Gilbert Stocking was born on 8 January 1841, in Prattsville, Prattsville, Greene, New York, United States, his father, Sylvester Howell Stocking, was 38 and his mother, Lana Schemerhorn, was 35. He married Adelia Maria Barnum on 10 February 1867, in Whiteside, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Sheridan, Poweshiek, Iowa, United States for about 10 years and Morton Township, Knox, Nebraska, United States in 1900. He died on 25 October 1917, in Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Sterling, Whiteside, Illinois, United States.
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- Zelotes Stocking in household of A N Waufle, "United States Census, 1870"
- Zelotes G. Stocking, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Zelotis G. Stocking, "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English stocking ‘ground cleared of stumps’ (Old English stoccing). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived on or near ground cleared of stumps, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Stocking Gate in South Kirkby (Yorkshire).
South German: habitational name from any of several places in Bavaria and Styria named Stocking.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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