When Jarvis L. Klock was born in 1848, in Delaware, New York, United States, his father, Sanford Klock, was 35 and his mother, Millie A. Petrie, was 30. He married Elizabeth M. Schweinler on 7 October 1887, in Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States for about 20 years and Antigo, Langlade, Wisconsin, United States for about 5 years. He died on 8 June 1916, at the age of 68, and was buried in Antigo, Langlade, Wisconsin, United States.
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A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
Dutch and North German:
nickname from Middle Dutch or Low German cloec, clo(o)c ‘deft, skillful, clever’.
topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a bell, Middle High German glocke, Middle Dutch clocke. In some instances this may also have been a metonymic occupational name for a bell maker or bell ringer.
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