Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Kramer was born on 29 August 1862, in Metamora Township, Franklin, Indiana, United States, her father, Jacob Kramer, was 37 and her mother, Elisabeth Lawrence, was 29. She married Miles Burris on 15 December 1888, in Franklin, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Whitewater Township, Hamilton, Ohio, United States in 1910 and Miller Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 18 March 1930, in Lynn Township, Posey, Indiana, United States, at the age of 67.
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- Mary Burris in household of Miles Burris, "United States Census, 1910"
- Mary J Cramer, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Mary Cramer in entry for Henry J Wolfhorst and Frances P Cramer, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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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.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (mainly Krämer); Dutch: occupational name for a shopkeeper or trader, from an agent derivative of Middle High German, Middle Low German krām ‘trading post, tent, booth’. This surname is also found in some other parts of Europe, e.g. in Britain, Poland, and France (Alsace and Lorraine); see also 2 below. In part, Kramer is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar ). Compare Kraemer .
Americanized or Germanized form of Polish Kramarz , Czech Kramář, Slovak Kramár, Slovenian (compare 3 below), Croatian, Ukrainian, and Belorussian Kramar .
Slovenian: variant of Kramar . Compare 2 above and Cramer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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