Brief Life History of John
When John Dollar was born on 22 July 1807, in Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Dollar, was 36 and his mother, Isabel Reid, was 37. He married Margaret Carmichael on 9 June 1833, in Doune, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in East Oakland Township, Coles, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 15 January 1884, at the age of 76, and was buried in Oakland, Coles, Illinois, United States.
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- John Dollar, "United States Census, 1870"
- John Dollar, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- John Dollar, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire): habitational name from Dollar in Clackmannanshire.
Americanized form of German Dahler , Daler, or Taler: topographic names for someone who lived in a valley, from Middle High German tal ‘valley’ + the suffix -er denoting an inhabitant. The American word dollar is ultimately from German Thaler (see Czech surname Tolar ).
In some cases also an Americanized form of Slovenian and Croatian Dolar .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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