Brief Life History of William Brenton
When William Brenton Warner was born in November 1849, in Indiana, United States, his father, Andrew Jackson Warner, was 31 and his mother, Judith Lockhart, was 33. He married Melissa Ann Sheffer on 19 April 1875, in Wilson, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Washington Township, Morgan, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 8 March 1933, at the age of 83, and was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Colorado, United States.
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- William Warren in household of Jackson Warren, "United States Census, 1860"
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- W B Warner, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
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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.
1861 · Denver Becomes a City
In 1861, Denver City was incorporated into the territory as an official city.
1876 · Colorado becomes a State
On Aug 1, 1876, The United States Congress passed an act making the Territory of Colorado the 38th state.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin) and North German: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements war(in) ‘protection, shelter’ or ‘guard’ + heri, hari ‘army’. The name was introduced into England by the Normans in the form Warnier (Old French Garnier). Compare Garner and Werner .
English (of Norman origin): shortened form of Warrener (see Warren 2).
Irish (Cork): when this is not the Anglo-Norman name (see above), an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murnáin (see Murnane ), found in medieval records as Iwarrynane, from a genitive or plural form of the name, in which m is lenited.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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