Brief Life History of Andrew Jackson
When Andrew Jackson Wimmer was born on 27 December 1849, in Henry, Indiana, United States, his father, William Wimmer, was 60 and his mother, Eleanor 'Ellen' Lockridge, was 36. He married Frances J. Kent on 22 July 1871, in Howard, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States in 1900 and Hamilton Township, Jackson, Indiana, United States in 1910. He died on 23 April 1931, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Friends Cemetery, New London, Monroe Township, Howard, Indiana, United States.
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- Andie J Wimmer, "United States Census, 1870"
- Andrew J Wimmer, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Andrew J. Wimmer, "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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
German: shortened form of Widmer .
German: occupational name from Middle High German wimmer ‘wine maker’.
German: nickname from Middle High German wim(m)er ‘knotty growth on a tree trunk’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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