Brief Life History of Amos
When Amos Hodgman was born in 1847, in Parma, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, his father, Amos Hodgman Jr, was 35 and his mother, Charlotte Mosely, was 31. He married Helen Finette Losey on 3 January 1871, in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States in 1860 and Akron, Summit, Ohio, United States in 1880. He died on 17 October 1899, in Ohio, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Brookmere Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.
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- Amos Hodgman in household of Amos Hodgman, "United States Census, 1860"
- Amos Hodgman, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Hodgman Amos L., "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
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1851 · Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad
The Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad started running in February 1851, 15 years after it was charted for construction. It later absorbed a small bankrupt railroad in 1861 to help expand its services beyond just Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati. In May 1868, the railroad merged with the Bellefontaine Railway to connect the current cities with Indianapolis.
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.
Name Meaning
English:
from a Middle English personal name Hoggeman, a pet form of Hogge (rhyming pet form of Roger ) with the hypocoristic suffix -man. See Hodge and compare Bateman and Hickman .
occupational name denoting a ‘servant of Hodge’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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