Samuel William Deckman

Brief Life History of Samuel William

When Samuel William Deckman was born on 22 November 1848, in Red Rock, Foster Township, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Daniel Deckman, was 36 and his mother, Anna Maria Arnold, was 42. He married Mary Jane Cramer on 13 January 1872, in Pulaski, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Franklin Township, Pulaski, Indiana, United States in 1900. He died on 10 June 1918, in Harrison Township, Pulaski, Indiana, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Winamac Cemetery, Winamac, Monroe Township, Pulaski, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel William Deckman
1848–1918
Mary Jane Cramer
1850–1927
Marriage: 13 January 1872
Bertha Eldora Deckman
1872–1956
Viola Melissa Deckman
1874–1953
John W Deckman
1876–1963
Albert Cramer Deckman
1878–1951
Joanna Deckman
1879–1944
Cassandria Deckman
1881–1911
Tincy Piccola Deckman
1883–1946
Robert Leander Deckman
1885–1951
Anna May Deckmann
1887–1948
Luella Deckman
1891–1964
Fannie Fay Deckman
1893–1977

Sources (23)

  • Samuel Dedman, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Samuel Deckman, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959"
  • Samuel Deckman, "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920"

World Events (8)

1855

Historical Boundaries 1855: Pulaski, Indiana, United States

1863

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

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Deckmann: variant of Decker 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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