Brief Life History of Susannah
When Susannah Dyke was born from 26 July 1840 to 27 August 1840, in McArthur, Elk Township, Vinton, Ohio, United States, her father, William Dyke, was 25 and her mother, Phebe Ann Norton, was 21. She married David Reisinger on 10 June 1858, in Meigs, Morgan, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She lived in Salem Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 24 July 1896, in Pinckneyville, Perry, Illinois, United States, and was buried in Keen Cemetery, Belmont Township, Iroquois, Illinois, United States.
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- Susannah Dyke in household of William Dyke, "United States Census, 1850"
- Susanah Reisinger, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Susannah Dyke Reisinger, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived ‘(by the) dike’, from Middle English dik(e), deke ‘ditch, dyke’ (Old English dīc), or a habitational name from Dyke in Lincolnshire. The medieval dike was larger and more prominent than the modern ditch, and was usually constructed for purposes of defense rather than drainage. Compare Ditch .
English: variant of Dick .
Americanized form of Dutch Dijk or Dijke, cognates of 1. Compare Van Dyke and Dyk .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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