Brief Life History of Phillip
When Phillip Vollweiler was born on 26 July 1857, in Liberty Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States, his father, Christopher Vollweiler, was 48 and his mother, Elizabeth Barbara Schmidt, was 35. He married Sarah Melissa Cramer on 7 November 1886, in Hancock, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Eagle Township, Hancock, Ohio, United States for about 30 years. He died on 15 June 1932, at the age of 74, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Findlay, Hancock, Ohio, United States.
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- Philip Vollnierer, "United States Census, 1900"
- Philip Vollweiler, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Phillip Vollweiler, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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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.
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
(2007: 102; 2010: NA)
South German: topographic name with the second element from Middle High German wīler ‘small village, single building’ (from Late Latin villare, from Latin villa ‘country house, estate’, later used of a group of houses forming a settlement). Compare Follweiler . — Note: The population figure published by the US Census Bureau for this surname in the year 2000 is 104.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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