Philip H Sickmiller

Brief Life History of Philip H

When Philip H Sickmiller was born on 23 August 1841, in Galion Township, Crawford, Ohio, United States, his father, Johann Philipp Sickmüller, was 43 and his mother, Maria Katharina Höflich, was 39. He married Sophia Poister on 1 January 1867, in Crawford, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Ohio, United States in 1870 and Polk Township, Crawford, Ohio, United States for about 30 years. He died on 6 June 1924, in Crawford, Ohio, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Galion, Crawford, Ohio, United States.

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Philip H Sickmiller
1841–1924
Sophia Poister
1848–1922
Marriage: 1 January 1867
Emma C Sickmiller
1868–1887
William Henry Sickmiller
1870–1947
Charles Theodore Sickmiller
1874–1924
Henry John Sickmiller
1878–1968
Gustave Herman Sickmiller
1880–1902
Edna Marie Sickmiller
1887–1975
Ida Theodora Sickmiller
1889–1945

Sources (51)

  • Philip Sickmiller, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962
  • Philip Sickmiller im Eintrag für Charles Sickmiller und Sophie Curfman, „Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016“

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

From the Greek name Philippos, meaning ‘lover of horses’, from philein ‘to love’ + hippos ‘horse’. This was popular in the classical period and since. It was the name of the father of Alexander the Great . It was also the name of one of Christ's apostles, of a deacon ordained by the apostles after the death of Christ, and of several other early saints. See also Philippa .

Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.

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