Brief Life History of George
When George Umphenour was born about 1801, in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Johann Thomas Umbenhauer, was 40 and his mother, Anna Margaretha Hartingerin, was 42. He married Anna Maria Umbenhauer on 8 June 1822, in Frederick, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pontiac Township, Livingston, Illinois, United States in 1870 and Ogden, Champaign, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 24 November 1887, in Vermillion Township, LaSalle, Illinois, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Stearns Cemetery, Muncie, Vermilion, Illinois, United States.
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- George Umphenour, "Illinois State Census, 1865"
- Legacy NFS Source: George Umbenhower - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: George Umphenour
- George Umphenour, "Find A Grave Index"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1814
Historical Boundaries: 1814: Edwards, Illinois Territory, United States 1818: Edwards, Illinois, United States
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
Probably an altered form of German Umbehauer, from the adjective unbehauen ‘unhewn’, a nickname for a boorish, ill-mannered person.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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