When Louisa Jane Mikels was born in October 1861, in Iowa, United States, her father, David Mikels, was 34 and her mother, Atha Caroline Phillips, was 28. She married Hosea Ross on 25 March 1877, in Appanoose, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Appanoose, Iowa, United States in 1895 and Liberty Township, Putnam, Missouri, United States in 1900. She died on 24 March 1902, at the age of 40, and was buried in Zoar Cemetery, Exline, Appanoose, Iowa, United States.
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Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
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.
Altered form of Michels or Michaels , and possibly also of some other derivative of the personal name Michael . The surname Mikels is also found in Belgium (Wallonia), where it is very rare.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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