Brief Life History of Sylnira
When Sylnira Bertram was born about 1857, in Greenup, Kentucky, United States, her father, Jacob Bertram, was 26 and her mother, Matilda J. Smith, was 24. She lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Oldtown, Greenup, Kentucky, United States in 1880.
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- Cilevira Batram in household of Jacob Batram, "United States Census, 1860"
- Silmira Burtram in household of Jacob Burtram, "United States Census, 1870"
- Sylnira Bertram in household of Jacob Bertram, "United States Census, 1880"
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World Events (8)
1861
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Name Meaning
German, English (mainly in southeastern Scotland, of Norman origin), French, and Danish: from the ancient Germanic personal name Bertram, composed of the elements berht ‘bright, famous’ + hramn ‘raven’. The raven was the bird of Odin, king of the gods, in ancient Germanic mythology. The personal name was common in France throughout the Middle Ages (especially in the form Bertrand ), where its popularity was increased by the fame of the troubadour Bertrand de Born (c. 1140–1214). The name was taken to England by the Normans in the forms Bertran(d), Bertram, and Bartram.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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