Brief Life History of Cora E
When Cora E Downing was born in August 1861, in Ohio, United States, her father, Edwin W. Downing, was 27 and her mother, Mary Jane Ladd, was 22. She married Frank S. Munger on 28 March 1880, in Huron, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Norwalk, Huron, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Carlisle Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States in 1940. She died on 13 April 1950, at the age of 88.
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- Cora E Munger in household of Frank E Munger, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Cora Downing - Government record: Census record: birth: August 1861; Ohio, United States
- Cora E. Downing, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Irish (Cork and Kerry): sometimes of English origin, but in County Kerry it is usually an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duinnín (see Dineen ).
English: from the Middle English personal name Dun(n)ing, Douning (Old English Dunning, a derivative of Old English Dunna (see Dunn ).
English (Devon): topographic name for someone who lived on the hill, an -ing derivative of Middle English doun ‘hill’, equivalent to Downer . This formation is characteristic of Devon (compare Brooking ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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