Brief Life History of Catharine
When Catharine Pletcher was born on 18 March 1835, in Crawford, Ohio, United States, her father, Jacob Pletcher, was 44 and her mother, Barbara Nestlerode, was 37. She married Conrad Clipp on 8 March 1855, in Elkhart, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Polk Township, Crawford, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Harrison Township, Elkhart, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. She died on 8 September 1905, in Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Olive Cemetery, Wakarusa, Olive Township, Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
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- Catharine Klipp, "United States Census, 1860"
- Catherine Pletcher, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Catherine Polly Pletcher Clipp, "Find A Grave Index"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1838
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1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Pletscher .
History: In part, this is the Americanized form of the name of a Swiss Mennonite family Pletscher , that came to North America from the Palatinate, Germany.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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