When Jane Mero was born on 22 March 1840, in Galena, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States, her father, Francois Amireau, was 49 and her mother, Louise Liebau, was 40. She married Eli Winchell Munn on 5 June 1857, in Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Adams Township, DeKalb, Missouri, United States in 1870 and Grand River Township, DeKalb, Missouri, United States in 1880. She died on 31 August 1899, in DeKalb, Missouri, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Osborn Evergreen Cemetery, Osborn, Clinton, Missouri, United States.
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Historical Boundaries 1843: De Kalb created from Non-County Area 12
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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.
Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Carlos, Jose, Amparo, Ana, Beatriz, Carols, Cesar, Digna, Emilia, Gonzalo, Narcisa, Ninfa.
Galician: topographic name from Mero, a river in Galicia (Spain).
Spanish and Catalan: probably a nickname from mero ‘grouper’ (the fish). Alternatively, of the same origin as Italian name in 3 below.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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