Brief Life History of James A.
When James A. Boller was born on 7 March 1841, in Guernsey, Guernsey, Ohio, United States, his father, William Boller, was 26 and his mother, Keziah Dillon, was 25. He married Susannah Haines on 15 March 1868, in Grant, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Washington Township, Grant, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Monroe Township, Grant, Indiana, United States for about 30 years. He died on 9 December 1905, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Estates of Serenity, Marion, Center Township, Grant, Indiana, United States.
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- James Boller, "United States Census, 1880"
- James Boller, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- James A. Boller, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
Name Meaning
South German and Swiss German (also Böller): habitational name for someone from any of several places called Boll (see Boll ), derived from the topographic term from Middle High German bolle ‘round container’, Middle Low German bolle ‘anything ball shaped’.
South German and Swiss German: nickname for a noisy blustering person, from Middle High German bollen ‘to bluster’.
German: from a Low German short form of the personal name Baldwin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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