Brief Life History of David
When David Minnich was born on 25 January 1855, in Franklin Township, Darke, Ohio, United States, his father, Jacob Minnich, was 31 and his mother, Anna Lee Longenecker, was 29. He married Saloma Noffsinger on 6 December 1878, in Darke, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He lived in Jackson Township, Darke, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Mississinawa, Darke, Ohio, United States for about 30 years. He died on 8 May 1930, in Darke, Ohio, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Brick Memorial Park Cemetery, Union City, Wayne Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States.
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- David Minnich in household of Jacob Minnich, "United States Census, 1870"
- David Minnich, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- David Minnich, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953"
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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.
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.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
German: from Middle High German münich ‘monk’ (see Monk ), denoting someone who worked for the monks in a local monastery, or possibly a nickname for someone who had an ascetic life style like that of a monk. Compare Minich 1.
North German: from a pet form of a local form of the personal name Mein .
In some cases also an Americanized form of Croatian Minić (see Minich 3).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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