Brief Life History of Jeanette
When Jeanette Myers was born on 18 January 1852, in Madison Township, Richland, Ohio, United States, her father, Jeremiah Myers, was 31 and her mother, Sarah Jane Long, was 28. She married Melville Sperry on 18 January 1870, in Galion, Crawford, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Ohio, United States in 1870. She died on 1 March 1887, in Galion, Crawford, Ohio, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Galion, Crawford, Ohio, United States.
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- Jenette Sparry in household of Melvin Sparry, "United States Census, 1870"
- Nettie Myers, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Jeanette Myers Sperry, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Name Meaning
Irish (Tipperary, Limerick and Waterford): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meidhir ‘descendant of Meidhir’, with post-medieval excrescent -s. Meidhir is a personal name based on meidhir ‘mirth’.
English (northern): variant of Myer , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English (northern): habitational name from one or more of the minor placenames derived from Middle English mire ‘marsh’ (Old Norse mýrr) in the plural form, such as Melmerby Mire in Melmerby, or Mires in Docker (both Cumbria).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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