Brief Life History of Bernhard
When Bernhard Wiest Jr. was born on 24 September 1857, in Grafton, Jersey, Illinois, United States, his father, Bernhard Wiest, was 31 and his mother, Johanna Hartman, was 26. He married Sophia Walter on 22 November 1882, in Carrollton, Greene, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Sharon Township, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States in 1910. He died on 31 March 1935, in Shelton, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Shelton Cemetery, Jackson Township, Hall, Nebraska, United States.
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- Bernhard Wiest, "United States Census, 1930"
- Bernhard Wiest, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- Bernhard Wiest, "BillionGraves Index"
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1858
Historical Boundaries: 1858: Buffalo, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Buffalo, Nebraska, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Name Meaning
German:
Alemannic variant of Wüst (see Wuest ).
habitational name from a place called Wiest or Wieste, for example near Meppen (Lower Saxony).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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