Joseph Elmer Wiant

Male1863–6 October 1924

Brief Life History of Joseph Elmer

When Joseph Elmer Wiant was born in 1863, in Champaign, Ohio, United States, his father, Joseph Wiant, was 26 and his mother, Letitia Sager, was 27. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870. He died on 6 October 1924, in Anoka, Anoka, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Anoka, Anoka, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Wiant
1837–1906
Letitia Sager
1836–1878
Horatio S. Wiant
1862–1868
John A. Wiant
1862–1868
Joseph Elmer Wiant
1863–1924
Lizzie M. Wiant
1865–1868
James Wiant
1867–
Gertrude Wiant
1869–
Richard P. Wiant
1871–1920
Ida May Wiant
1872–1950
Harry Wiant
1877–1946

Sources (10)

  • Joseph E Wiant, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Joseph Elmer Wiant, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
  • Joseph E Wiant, "United States Census, 1910"

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World Events (8)

1863

Age 0

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

1871

Age 8

In 1871, a cow kicked over a lantern, causing a fire that burned down half of Chicago. Today this city is the third largest in the US.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 18

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Wiegandt , Wiegand or their very rare variant Wygandt. Compare Wion .

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

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