Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Winner was born on 7 April 1817, in Lebanon, Warren, Ohio, United States, his father, John Winner, was 30 and his mother, Hester Ann Mason, was 28. He married Eliza Ann Burton on 8 April 1836, in Beverly, Adams, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Beverly Township, Adams, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 8 October 1897, in Beverly, Adams, Illinois, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Pike, Illinois, United States.
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- Thomas Winner, "United States Census, 1870"
- Thomas Winner, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Thomas Winner, "Find A Grave Index"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1821
Historical Boundaries: 1821: Pike, Illinois, United States
1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place
By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
Name Meaning
English (Norfolk): nickname from Middle English winnere ‘one who earns his keep or produces wealth’, also ‘profiteer’ and ‘winner of a prize or contest’, an agent noun derivative of winnen ‘to win, to strive’ (Old English winnan).
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Wiener .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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