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Penelope Stilts or Stiller

1807–22 October 1884 (Age 77)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Penelope

Penelope Stilts or Stiller was born in 1807, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. She had at least 1 son and 3 daughters with George Rumel. She lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. She died on 22 October 1884, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

George Rumel

1817–1886

Penelope Stilts or Stiller

1807–1884

George Washington Rumel

1839–1868

Julia Lowry Rumel

1847–1849

Salie Proctor Rumel

1851–1858

Mary E. Rumel

1854–1927

Spouse and Children

George Rumel

Male1817–1886Male

Penelope Stilts or Stiller

Female1807–1884Female

Children

(4)

George Washington Rumel

Male1839–1868Male

Julia Lowry Rumel

Female1847–1849Female

Salie Proctor Rumel

Female1851–1858Female

Mary E. Rumel

Female1854–1927Female

World Events (8)

1808
Age 1

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Age 5

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 23

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.

Name Meaning

Stilts

Stiller

Penelope

Americanized spelling of German Stiltz .

Possible Related Names

Stiltz

Sources (6)

Penelope Rumell in household of George Rumell, "United States Census, 1850"
Penelope Rumel in household of George Rumel, "United States Census, 1860"
Penelope Rumel in household of Thomas H Friend, "United States Census, 1880"

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