Brief Life History of Josephine
When Josephine Creamer was born on 25 June 1858, in Oxford, Oak Grove Township, Benton, Indiana, United States, her father, John Creamer, was 33 and her mother, Sarah Jane Benedict, was 25. She married Richard Dorcilla Pearson on 5 June 1879, in Warren, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Pine Township, Warren, Indiana, United States in 1870 and Adams Township, Warren, Indiana, United States in 1880. She died on 27 April 1894, in Rainsville, Pine Township, Warren, Indiana, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Rainsville, Pine Township, Warren, Indiana, United States.
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- Josephine Creamer in household of John Creamer, "United States Census, 1870"
- Josephine Creamer, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Josephine Creamer Pearson, "Find A Grave Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English: perhaps an occupational name for a seller of dairy products, from an agent derivative of Middle English, Old French creme ‘cream’ (from Late Latin crama, apparently of Gaulish origin). However, the non-existence of Cheeser or Milker casts some doubt on this derivation. A Merquerd Cremer is mentioned as a merchant of "Colbergh within the duchy of Pomeryn" (Kolberg, now Kołobrzeg, Poland) in 1407, which supports the hypothesis that the Low German surname Kremer ‘merchant’ (see also Kramer and 2 below) was found in medieval England and is the source of this surname. Black's law dictionary (1979, fifth edition) defines creamer as "a foreign merchant, but generally taken for one who has a stall at a fair or market", suggesting that the claimed word is in fact a borrowing from the Low German.
Americanized form of German Krämer, Kramer , or Kremer ‘shopkeeper or trader’. Compare 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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