Brief Life History of Sarah E.
When Sarah E. Wilhite was born on 11 July 1850, in Denver, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, John William Wilhite, was 26 and her mother, Eliza Elizabeth Miller, was 21. She married Virgil Alexander Obert on 11 March 1873, in Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Chili, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Elm Creek Township, Marshall, Kansas, United States in 1900. She died on 22 September 1915, in Norton, Norton, Kansas, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Norton Cemetery, Norton, Norton, Kansas, United States.
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- Sarah E Wilhite in household of John Wilhite, "United States Census, 1860"
- Sarah Willkite, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Sarah E. Wilhite Obert, "Find a Grave Index"
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1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: Marshall, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Marshall, Kansas, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Willheit: topographic name from Middle High German wilde, wilt ‘wild, uninhabited’ + heide ‘open, uncultivated land’ for someone who lived beyond the communal boundaries. The surname Willheit is no longer found in Germany. Compare Wilhide , Wilhoit , Wilhoite , Willhide , Willhite , Willhoit , and Willhoite .
History: Johann Michael Wilhoit or Wilheit emigrated c. 1717 from Germany to the Germanna Colony on the Rapidan River, VA (a settlement of Protestant refugees from the Rhineland). Little is known about him and his family, but they had many descendants, and the surname has many variants: Wilheit, Wilhide, Wilhight, Wilhoit, Wilhoite, Wilhoyte, Willheit, Willhide, Willhite, Willhoit, and Willhoite.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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