Brief Life History of George Washington
When George Washington Krider was born on 2 July 1843, in Richland, Ohio, United States, his father, Jeremiah H Krider, was 30 and his mother, Susannah Zent, was 28. He married Eliza Deem on 14 July 1875, in Whitley, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Smith Township, Whitley, Indiana, United States for about 50 years. He died on 28 August 1915, in Whitley, Indiana, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Eel River Cemetery, Eel River Township, Allen, Indiana, United States.
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- George Crider in household of J Crider, "United States Census, 1860"
- George W Krider, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- George W Krider, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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Americanized form of German Kreider or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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