Brief Life History of Pauline E
When Pauline E Thornberg was born on 4 October 1852, in Randolph, Indiana, United States, her father, Henry Clay Thornburg, was 37 and her mother, Eleanor Jane Gilmore, was 29. She married Edwin Parker on 5 April 1868, in Randolph, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Modoc, Union Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States in 1900. She died on 21 July 1927, in Nettle Creek Township, Randolph, Indiana, United States, at the age of 74.
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- Parlina Parker in household of Edman Parker, "United States Census, 1910"
- Legacy NFS Source: Pauline E. Thornberg - Government record: Census record: birth: October 1852; Indiana, United States
- Pauline Thorsbug, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
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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.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
Swedish (also Thörnberg): ornamental name from thorn, an ornamental spelling of torn ‘thorn bush’, or törne ‘rose bush’ (possibly as a placename element) + berg ‘mountain, hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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