When John Randolf Nebeker was born in 1855, in Willamette, Clackamas, Oregon, United States, his father, Samuel Nebeker, was 31 and his mother, Permelia Jane Wilson, was 26. He married Rosa Susie Towell about 1879, in Modoc, California, United States. He lived in California, United States in 1870.
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The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Americanized form of North German Niebecker: occupational name for a baker who was new in town, or a habitational name for someone from Niebeck (near Uelzen).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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