Absalom Whitmer

Brief Life History of Absalom

When Absalom Whitmer was born on 1 November 1841, in Bremen, Logan, Kentucky, United States, his father, John W. Whitmer, was 41 and his mother, Susannah Gossett, was 33. He married Mary G Shaver on 8 September 1867. He lived in District 1, Spencer, Kentucky, United States in 1860. He died on 25 November 1906, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Shavers Chapel, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Absalom Whitmer
1841–1906
Mary G Shaver
1825–1898
Marriage: 8 September 1867

Sources (4)

  • Abslam Whitmore in household of John W Whitmore, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Absolem Whitmer, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1786-1965"
  • Absolom (uncle Bud) Whitmer, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Whitmore .

Americanized form of German Wittmeyer or of Wittmer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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