Brief Life History of Eugene Henry
When Eugene Henry Schofield was born on 26 November 1846, in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, United States, his father, Hiram Frankin Scofield, was 37 and his mother, Alvalina Stearns, was 27. He married Rose Anna Cornelius on 19 November 1874. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States in 1880 and Ludington, Mason, Michigan, United States in 1900. He died on 2 April 1913, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Mendota, LaSalle, Illinois, United States.
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- Eugene H Schofull, "United States Census, 1880"
- Eugene H Schofield, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Eugene Henry Schofield, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994"
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1848 · Chicago Board of Trade
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 is open 22 hours per day .
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): habitational name from Scholefield in Rochdale (Lancashire), from Middle English scale, sc(h)ole ‘hut, shed’ (Old Norse skáli) + feld ‘field, open country’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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