Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Rediger was born on 2 December 1849, in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States, her father, Jacob Reidiger, was 16 and her mother, Fannie Peter Schmidt, was 16. She married David Paith on 6 October 1868, in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Tazewell, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States for about 30 years. She died on 6 January 1922, in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States.
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- Elizabeth Rittiger, "United States Census, 1870"
- Elizabeth Paith, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Lizzie Rediger, "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935"
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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.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
Name Meaning
German: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements rād ‘counsel’ + gār, gēr ‘spear, lance’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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