When Jasper Peter Helphenstine was born on 19 December 1844, in Ohio Township, Madison, Iowa, United States, his father, James O'Kelly Helphenstine, was 43 and his mother, Lydia Minshall, was 26. He married Margaret Elizabeth Phillips on 9 February 1869, in Jefferson, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Limestone Township, Jewell, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Mountain Grove Township, Wright, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 12 January 1930, in Mountain Grove, Wright, Missouri, United States, at the age of 85.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Madison, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Madison, Iowa, United States
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
The usual English form of the name assigned in Christian folklore to one of the three Magi or ‘wise men’, who brought gifts to the infant Christ at his birth (Matthew 2:1). The name does not appear in the Bible, and is first found in medieval tradition. It seems to be ultimately of Persian origin, from a word meaning ‘treasurer’. There is probably no connection with the English vocabulary word jasper denoting a gemstone, which is of Semitic origin. The name was introduced into England from the Low Countries in the Middle Ages and, although it never became popular, continued to be widely used in parts of the north. Well-known bearers include British comedian Jasper Carrott ( b. 1945 as Robert Davies ) and the fashion designer Jasper Conran ( b. 1959 ).
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