Brief Life History of Louis
Louis Hinzler was born on 1 January 1827, in Württemberg, Germany. He married Anna Maria Grether on 20 April 1858, in Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 20 October 1914, in Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois, United States.
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- Louis Hinzler, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Louis Henzler - Church record: birth: 2 January 1827; Frickenhausen, Wuerttemberg, Germany
- Louis Hensler, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1832 · Black Hawk War
"The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of other tribes, known as the ""British Band"", crossed the Mississippi River, into Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, but records show that he was hoping to avoid bloodshed while resettling on tribal land that had been given to the United States in the 1804 Treaty of St. Louis."
1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Manfred.
South German: derivative of Henze , or equivalent of Hensler .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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