Michael Follmer

Brief Life History of Michael

When Michael Follmer was born on 29 September 1843, in Dußlingen, Tübingen, Württemberg, Germany, his father, David Vollmer, was 40 and his mother, Dorothea Regina Rilling, was 38. He married Abbie Louise Ellis in 1872, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He immigrated to Dußlingen, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany in 1860 and lived in Johnsonburg, Elk, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. He died on 10 May 1928, in Salida, Chaffee, Colorado, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Salida, Chaffee, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

Michael Follmer
1843–1928
Abbie Louise Ellis
1849–
Marriage: 1872
Henry Ralph Follmer
1873–1957
Jennie Elizabeth Follmer
1874–1949
Sylvia Louise Follmer
1876–1959
Harry Arthur Follmer
1880–1954

Sources (12)

  • Michael Volleuer in household of Henry Volleuer, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Michael Vollmer, "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"
  • Follmer, "Find A Grave Index"

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1846

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1861 · Denver Becomes a City

In 1861, Denver City was incorporated into the territory as an official city.

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.

Name Meaning

German (also Föllmer): variant of Vollmer .

Americanized form of German Vollmer . Compare Folmer and Fullmer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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