Brief Life History of James Edward
When James Edward Vancil was born on 14 October 1855, in Woodstock Township, Schuyler, Illinois, United States, his father, James Tobias Vancil, was 32 and his mother, Caroline Howe, was 26. He married Mary C Frisby on 18 August 1880, in Rushville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Saint Mary, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1910. He died on 10 August 1928, in Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Macomb, McDonough, Illinois, United States.
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- James E Vancil in household of Tobias Vancil, "United States Census, 1870"
- James Edward Vancil, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- James Edward Vancil, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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.
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Americanized form of German Wensel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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