Brief Life History of Abel Caleb
When Abel Caleb Lineberger was born on 25 September 1857, in Belmont, Gaston, North Carolina, United States, his father, Caleb John Lineberger, was 39 and his mother, Frances Elizabeth Lineberger, was 29. He married Martha Jane Hipp on 15 June 1898, in Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Gaston, North Carolina, United States in 1860. His occupation is listed as textile executive in Gaston, North Carolina, United States. He died on 31 December 1947, in South Point Township, Gaston, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Lutheran Chapel Cemetery, Gastonia, Gaston, North Carolina, United States.
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- Abel Linebarger in household of Caleb Linebarger, "United States Census, 1860"
- A C Lineberger, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Abel Caleb Lineberger, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"
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1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island
On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.
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
Americanized form of Swiss German and German Leuenberger or of its Alsatian cognate Leyenberger. Compare Linebarger , Lineberry , and Lionberger .
Americanized form of German Leinberger .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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