Brief Life History of Aaron Miller
When Aaron Miller Zook was born on 4 March 1844, in Johnson, Indiana, United States, his father, Aaron Miller Thorn Zook, was 24 and his mother, Heather Ann "Hetty" Lipsey, was 24. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Sarah McMann. He lived in Jackson Township, Brown, Indiana, United States in 1850. He died on 17 February 1890, in Johnson, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Johnson, Nemaha, Nebraska, United States.
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- Aaron M Yook in household of Aaron Yook, "United States Census, 1850"
- Aaron M Zook, "Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic, Burial Records, 1861-1948"
- Aaron Miller Zook, "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.
1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Nemaha, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Nemaha, Nebraska, United States
1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Nemaha, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Nemaha, Nebraska, United States
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Zug , a name of ultimately Swiss German origin (see Zaugg ). Compare Sook .
Americanized form of Jewish, Belorussian, and Ukrainian Zhuk ‘beetle (scarab)’, and probably also of its Polish cognate Żuk (see Zuk ).
History: This (see 1 above) is the name of a Swiss Mennonite and Amish family, originally spelled Zaugg , but in Germany altered to Zug before being brought to North America in the 18th century. The American Mennonites and Amish named Zook are descendants of one of the brothers Christian, Johannes, and Moritz Zug, who arrived in PA in 1742 from Germany and settled in Chester County, but there were also other immigrants from Germany bearing the name Zug. The ancestors of the three brothers came to Germany from Signau in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. The name Zook is today also found among the Brethrens and Quakers.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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