Brief Life History of Samuel E
When Samuel E Plank was born on 22 March 1867, in LaGrange, Indiana, United States, his father, Christian J Plank, was 33 and his mother, Mary Mosser, was 31. He married Orilla B. Blough on 12 November 1896. He lived in Middlebury Township, Elkhart, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Elkhart Township, Elkhart, Indiana, United States in 1940. He died on 5 March 1951, in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
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- Samuel Plank in household of Christian Plank, "United States Census, 1870"
- Samuel E Plank, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Samuel E. Plank, "Find A Grave Index"
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1868 · Impeach the President!
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.
1868 · The Fourteenth Amendment
As one of the Reconstruction Amendments, the Fourteenth Amendment addresses the rights and protections that all citizens of the United States have. The amendment also limits actions of state and local officials in all states.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
English (Wiltshire and London): from Middle English plank(e), plaunke ‘plank, stiff board; footbridge’ (from Late Latin planca). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived by a footbridge, or it may refer to their appearance or occupation, such as a tall, thin person or a carpenter.
North German: nickname for a cantankerous person, from Middle Low German plank ‘quarrel, discord’.
North German: metonymic occupational name from Middle Low German plank ‘measure for liquids’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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