Brief Life History of Lydia
When Lydia Kling was born on 20 May 1851, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, George Kling, was 29 and her mother, Leah Brenneman, was 28. She married Jeremiah Klinedinst about 1866, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Pleasant Township, Fulton, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Woodland Township, Fulton, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. She died on 6 June 1914, at the age of 63, and was buried in Summum Cemetery, Woodland Township, Fulton, Illinois, United States.
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- Lydia Kling in household of George Kling, "United States Census, 1860"
- Lydia Kling, "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
- Lydia, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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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 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
1871
In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.
Name Meaning
German, Danish, and Dutch: variant of Klinge . This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
Swedish: soldier's name from klinga ‘blade’.
Germanized form of Sorbian Klink 4.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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