When Thomas Alex Passmore was born on 9 October 1854, in Westerville, Franklin, Ohio, United States, his father, Richard J Passmore, was 32 and his mother, Eleanor Eliza Jane Hollingsworth, was 27. He married Jenetta Poor on 16 November 1876, in Henderson, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Barton, Pierce, North Dakota, United States in 1900. He died on 25 January 1906, in Sault Ste. Marie, Algoma, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 51.
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William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
English (mainly Devon):
nickname from Old French passe mer ‘cross the sea’, used for a seafarer or sailor. See also Parslow .
habitational name from Peasemore (Berkshire). The placename derives from Old English pise ‘pea’ + mere ‘pool’.
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