Brief Life History of Charles F.
When Charles F. Bemis was born on 16 February 1871, in Amherst, Lorain, Ohio, United States, his father, Francis Bemis, was 39 and his mother, Mary Jane Wiers, was 32. He married Catherine Strohmier on 20 September 1892. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Elyria, Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States for about 40 years. He died on 12 January 1942, in Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, United States.
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- Charles F. Bernis in household of Frank Bemis, "United States Census, 1880"
- Chas. Bemis, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Charles F Bemis, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1872 · The Amnesty Act
A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
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Irish and English: variant of Beamish .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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