Brief Life History of David Henry Kemper
When David Henry Kemper Metz was born on 25 January 1848, in Jacksonville, Meigs Township, Adams, Ohio, United States, his father, William Metz, was 41 and his mother, Hannah A. Williams, was 29. He married Elizabeth Williams on 14 May 1872, in Rome, Adams, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He died on 16 May 1924, in Green Township, Adams, Ohio, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Manchester, Adams, Ohio, United States.
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- David Metz in household of William Metz, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: David Henry Kemper Metz - birth: 25 January 1848; Jacksonville, Adams, Ohio, United States
- David Henry Metz, "Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
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
German: from a short form of the female personal name Mechthild, composed of ancient Germanic maht ‘might, strength’ + hild ‘strife, battle’.
German, French (Alsace and Lorraine), and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from Metz in Lorraine, which took its name from a Gaulish tribe, the Mediomatrici; in the name of the place this became abbreviated to Mettis, hence the modern name.
German: from Mätz, a short form of the personal name Matthias (see Matthew ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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