Brief Life History of George Nixon
When George Nixon Harshman was born on 29 December 1827, in Nelson, Portage, Ohio, United States, his father, Matthias Harshman Jr, was 26 and his mother, Phoebe Hackett-Deenen, was 23. He married Elizabeth Bacon on 9 November 1865, in Geauga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Champion, Trumbull, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Mount Vernon Township, Lawrence, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died from 7 April 1902 to 31 December 1903, in Gaither, Lawrence, Missouri, United States.
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- George Hashman, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: George Harshman - Government record: Census record: birth-name: George Harshman
- George N. Hashman, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1845
Historical Boundaries: 1845: Lawrence, Missouri, United States
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.
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Americanized form of German Hirschmann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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