Brief Life History of Cyrus Lincoln
When Cyrus Lincoln Holycross was born on 4 May 1867, in Indiana, United States, his father, Rev. George William Holycross, was 55 and his mother, Mary Nason, was 38. He married Cora Etta Olliphant on 28 October 1891, in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 20 years. He died on 17 July 1930, in Evergreen Park, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Gordon Cemetery, Blount Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States.
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- Lincoln Hollycross, "United States Census, 1870"
- Cyrus L. Holycross, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Cyrus L. Holycross, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968"
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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.
1872 · Montgomery Ward Inc.
Montgomery Ward was founded by Aaron Montgomery Ward after he observed that rural customers often wanted goods from the city but couldn’t get them because of distance and cost. Ward believed that he could cut costs and make a wide variety of goods available to rural customers. Ward and two partners used $1,600 to issue the first catalog in August 1872 and with its publication, rural retailers considered Ward a threat and publicly burned his catalog. Despite the opposition, however, the business grew at a fast pace over the next several decades and was almost as successful as Sears. In April 1944, U.S. Army troops seized the Chicago offices of Montgomery Ward & Company after President Roosevelt ordered it because of an unsettled strike request made by the workers. Eight months later, with Montgomery Ward continuing to refuse to recognize the unions, President Roosevelt issued an executive order seizing all of Montgomery Ward's property nationwide.
1885 · The World's First Skyscraper
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
Name Meaning
Possibly an Americanized form (translation into English) of Italian Santa Croce , Spanish Santa Cruz or some other southern European surname meaning ‘the Holy Cross’.
Alternatively, perhaps English: habitational name from any of a few places in England called Holy Cross (in County Durham, Tyne and Wear, Herefordshire). This surname is not found in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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