Brief Life History of Gideon Thompson
When Gideon Thompson Stamper was born on 4 May 1845, in Bradley, Tennessee, United States, his father, Dillard A. Stamper, was 50 and his mother, Margaret Ross, was 39. He married Susan Delila Gates on 30 December 1868, in Macoupin, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He died on 27 January 1902, in Girard, Macoupin, Illinois, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Union Chapel Cemetery, North Otter Township, Macoupin, Illinois, United States.
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- Gidion Stamper in household of Dilyard Stamper, "United States Census, 1850"
- G T Stamper, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Gideon Thompson Stamper, "Find A Grave Index"
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1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1853
Historical Boundaries: 1853: Macoupin, Illinois, United States
1861 · Simple life to Soldiers
Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English sta(u)mpere, recorded only in the sense ‘one who treads grapes’ but possibly also denoting one who crushed or pounded stuff or who threshed grain.
German: nickname for someone working at a crushing mill (see Stamp 1), or a habitational name for someone from any of the places called Stampe or Stampen.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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