Brief Life History of Martha Amelia
When Martha Amelia Sleezer was born on 16 September 1849, in Newark, Kendall, Illinois, United States, her father, Seth Covell Sleezer, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Ann Kellogg, was 26. She married Charles Wallace Brimhall on 3 June 1874, in Newark, Kendall, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in State Center, Marshall, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Eureka Township, Sac, Iowa, United States in 1900. She died on 6 August 1896, in Schaller, Sac, Iowa, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Schaller Cemetery, Schaller, Sac, Iowa, United States.
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- Martha Sliazer in household of Seth Sliazer, "United States Census, 1870"
- Mattie Sleezer, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- Martha Sleazer, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1851
Historical Boundaries: 1851: Sac, Iowa, United States
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.
Name Meaning
Perhaps an Americanized form of German Schliesser, see Sleasman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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