Brief Life History of Anna Louisa
When Anna Louisa Hart was born on 21 September 1862, in Barry, Pike, Illinois, United States, her father, Nathaniel Page Hart, was 36 and her mother, Louisa Ann Blair, was 32. She married William Wagar on 24 December 1890, in Pike, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Richfield Township, Adams, Illinois, United States in 1900. She died on 31 May 1949, in Barry, Pike, Illinois, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Park Lawn Cemetery, Barry Township, Pike, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Anna L Wager in household of Phillip S Wager, "United States Census, 1900"
- Anna L Hart, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Anna Cunningham, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
1885 · The First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
Name Meaning
English and North German: nickname from Middle English hert (Old English heorot), Middle Low German hërte, harte ‘hart, stag’, perhaps for a quick-footed or timorous individual.
German: variant of Hardt 1 and 2. It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name or nickname from German and Yiddish hart ‘hard’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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