Edwin Lyman Upham

Brief Life History of Edwin Lyman

When Edwin Lyman Upham was born on 23 March 1851, in New York, United States, his father, Lewis Lyman Upham, was 28 and his mother, Sally Melissa Bigelow, was 29. He married Frances Eliza Brewer on 27 June 1892, in Monroe, Monroe, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States for about 30 years and Ohio, United States in 1932. He died on 21 November 1932, in Oregon, Lucas, Ohio, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Forest Cemetery, Toledo, Lucas, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edwin Lyman Upham
1851–1932
Frances Eliza Brewer
1858–1930
Marriage: 27 June 1892
Ruby Olive B. Upham
1893–1981
Ola A Upham
1895–1983
Nona Florence Upham (Zoll)
1900–1996

Sources (29)

  • Edwin Upham, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Edwin L. Upham, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
  • Edwin Upham, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"

World Events (8)

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

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

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English (Devon and Somerset): habitational name from Upham Farm in Farringdon (Devon), Upham in Aldbourne (Wiltshire), or Upham (Hampshire), from Old English upp ‘upper’ + hām ‘village, homestead’ or hamm ‘water meadow’.

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

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