Brief Life History of Heber
When Heber Shoemaker Jr. was born in 1850, in Pendleton, Kentucky, United States, his father, Heber Shomaker, was 43 and his mother, Nancy Turner, was 33.
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- J H Shomaker in household of Heber Shomaker, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (3)
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Name Meaning
Americanized form (translation into English) of Dutch Schoemaker , German and Jewish Schumacher , Slovenian Šuštar (see Sustar ) or Greek Papoutsis .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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